Protected
Here are some external sample projects created by Akka's users.
http://github.com/weiglewilczek/demo-akka
Good example on how to use Actors and STM
http://github.com/pvlugter/ants
Another nice example on how to use Actors and STM
http://github.com/azzoti/ScalaAkkaAnts
http://github.com/mattbowen/akka-web-template
http://github.com/deanwampler/AkkaWebSampleExercise
http://github.com/efleming969/akka-template-rest
Fork at http://github.com/flintobrien/akka-samples
http://github.com/jboner/akka-bench

External Sample Projects
Here are some external sample projects created by Akka's users.
Bank application
Showcasing Transactors and STM.http://github.com/weiglewilczek/demo-akka
Ant simulation 1
Traveling salesman problem. Inspired by Clojure's Ant demo. Uses SPDE for GUI. Idiomatic Scala/Akka code.Good example on how to use Actors and STM
http://github.com/pvlugter/ants
Ant simulation 2
Traveling salesman problem. Close to straight port by Clojure's Ant demo. Uses Swing for GUI.Another nice example on how to use Actors and STM
http://github.com/azzoti/ScalaAkkaAnts
Akka Web (REST/Comet) template project
A sbt-based, scala Akka project that sets up a web project with REST and comet supporthttp://github.com/mattbowen/akka-web-template
Various samples on how to use Akka
From the May Chciago-Area Scala Enthusiasts Meetinghttp://github.com/deanwampler/AkkaWebSampleExercise
Akka REST, Jetty, SBT template project
Great starting point for building an Akka application.http://github.com/efleming969/akka-template-rest
Samples of various Akka features (in Scala)
http://github.com/efleming969/akka-samplesFork at http://github.com/flintobrien/akka-samples
A sample sbt setup for running the akka-sample-chat
http://github.com/dwhitney/sbt-akka-sample-chatAkka Benchmark project
Benches Akka against various other actors and concurrency toolshttp://github.com/jboner/akka-bench