The Naming Game » Population change in the Naming Game
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Initially, the population size is fixed. The language emerges, becomes coherent and supports effective communication. In the second phase of the experiment, an agent is replaced every hundred games. The change affects the language, but communication is still possible, as the existing agents preserve the established language. In the third phase, the rate of replacement is speeded up further. Under these conditions, the language breaks down: the population is changing too quickly to maintain the language.
