October 22, 2018 | Matjaž Perc*, Attila Szolnoki**
The paper reviews recent advances in evolutionary games incorporating coevolutionary rules, which extend the traditional framework by considering the simultaneous evolution of strategies and other properties such as interaction networks, reproduction capability, reputation, mobility, and age. The authors highlight the importance of these coevolutionary rules in promoting cooperation in social dilemmas, where cooperation is often favored despite being less beneficial for individuals. They discuss various types of coevolutionary rules, including those that affect dynamical interactions, population growth, teaching activity, mobility, and aging. The review also explores the impact of time scale separation between strategy and structure evolution on the outcomes of coevolutionary games. Key findings include the promotion of cooperation through the formation of heterogeneous interaction networks and the emergence of multilevel selection mechanisms. The paper concludes with a discussion on future research directions, emphasizing the need for further exploration of the dynamical effects of coevolutionary rules on the evolution of cooperation.The paper reviews recent advances in evolutionary games incorporating coevolutionary rules, which extend the traditional framework by considering the simultaneous evolution of strategies and other properties such as interaction networks, reproduction capability, reputation, mobility, and age. The authors highlight the importance of these coevolutionary rules in promoting cooperation in social dilemmas, where cooperation is often favored despite being less beneficial for individuals. They discuss various types of coevolutionary rules, including those that affect dynamical interactions, population growth, teaching activity, mobility, and aging. The review also explores the impact of time scale separation between strategy and structure evolution on the outcomes of coevolutionary games. Key findings include the promotion of cooperation through the formation of heterogeneous interaction networks and the emergence of multilevel selection mechanisms. The paper concludes with a discussion on future research directions, emphasizing the need for further exploration of the dynamical effects of coevolutionary rules on the evolution of cooperation.