Interactive browser-based semiotic communication system

A method for exploring complexity in a semiotic environment, the method comprising:

• receiving, through an interactive portal, a selection of a semiotic ontological framework;
• receiving, through the interactive portal, a selection of a complex system;
• receiving, through the interactive portal, an indication of an objective;
• displaying the selected complex system, utilizing the selected semiotic ontological framework, on a display;
• altering the displayed complex system in response to a received setting configuration;
• and
• wherein the semiotic environment is implemented on a computing device with a processor.

A semiotic communication system comprising:

• a user-configurable representation of reality, wherein the representation of reality is provided on a display and generated based at least in part on a series of settings input by a user;
• a toolset allowing the user to alter a criterion, wherein the criterion at least in part contributes to the representation of reality, and wherein the toolset further comprises:
• a series of selectable semiotic pattern schemes;
• and
• a series of selectable semiotic ontological frameworks;
• and
• a software engine, implemented on a computer with a processor configured to receive the user-altered criterion and automatically propagate the altered-criterion throughout the representation of reality.