diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d95db30..fad75a6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ htmlcov/
 .coverage
 venv/
 ENV/
+.env/
+openai_lab/
+src/
 
 node_modules/
 
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index d12f7bc..4c5b879 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -110,9 +110,11 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
       eStr = resumeExperimentStr(eStr)
     }
 
+    const envCmd = 'if (conda env list | grep --quiet "openai_lab"); then echo "activating conda"; source activate openai_lab; elif [ -d ./.env ]; then echo "activating virtualenv"; source .env/bin/activate; else echo "using system python"; fi;'
+
     // override with custom command if has 'python'
-    var pyCmd = _.includes(eStr, 'python') ? eStr : `python3 main.py${bestCmd()}${debugCmd()}${quietCmd()} -t 5 -e ${eStr}`
-    const cmd = `${remoteCmd()} ${pyCmd} | tee ./data/terminal.log; ${notiCmd(eStr)}`
+    const pyCmd = _.includes(eStr, 'python') ? eStr : `python3 main.py${bestCmd()}${debugCmd()}${quietCmd()} -t 5 -e ${eStr}`
+    const cmd = `${remoteCmd()} ${envCmd} ${pyCmd} | tee ./data/terminal.log; ${notiCmd(eStr)}`
     grunt.log.ok(`Composed command: ${cmd}`)
     return cmd
   }
diff --git a/bin/setup b/bin/setup
index afca0d0..bd28a81 100755
--- a/bin/setup
+++ b/bin/setup
@@ -1,114 +1,61 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # This script runs the same sequence as the CircleCI build
+# Run this as:
+# bin/setup
+
 
 # Fail on the first error; killable by SIGINT
 set -e
 trap "exit" INT
 
+
+read -p "
+================================================
+
+Welcome to the OpenAI Lab setup script;
+This will invoke sudo; alternatively,
+inspect bin/setup_ubuntu or bin/setup_macOS and run the lines manually.
+
+Press enter to continue, Ctrl+c to quit:
+
+================================================
+"
+
 # copy keys file if not already exist
 BIN_DIR=`pwd`/bin
 $BIN_DIR/copy-config
 
-# install system dependencies
-if [ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]; then
-  if which brew >/dev/null; then
-    echo "Brew is already installed"
-  else
-    ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
-  fi
-else
-  sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test && sudo apt-get update
-  sudo apt-get install -y gcc-4.9 g++-4.9 libhdf5-dev libopenblas-dev git
+# determine if is Mac OSX, or Linux; then run accordingly
+if [ $(uname) == "Darwin" ];
+# Mac runs below
+then (
+  $BIN_DIR/setup_macOS;
+  );
+else (
+  $BIN_DIR/setup_ubuntu;
+  );
 fi
 
-# install python
-if which python3 >/dev/null; then
-  echo "Python3 is already installed"
-else
-  if [ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]; then
-    brew install python3
-  else
-    sudo apt-get -y install python3-dev python3-pip python3-setuptools
-  fi
-fi
 
-# install nodejs (for npm and file watcher)
-if which node >/dev/null; then
-  echo "Nodejs is already installed"
-else
-  if [ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]; then
-    brew install node
-  else
-    curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x | sudo -E bash -
-    sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
-  fi
-fi
+echo "
+================================================
 
-# install npm modules
-if [ -d ./node_modules ]; then
-  echo "Npm modules already installed"
-else
-  npm install
-  sudo npm i -g grunt-cli
-fi
+Setup done.
+Running basic installation checks.
 
-# install noti
-if [ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]; then
-  curl -L https://github.com/variadico/noti/releases/download/v2.5.0/noti2.5.0.darwin-amd64.tar.gz | tar -xz
-  sudo mv noti /usr/local/bin/
-else
-  curl -L https://github.com/variadico/noti/releases/download/v2.5.0/noti2.5.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar -xz
-  sudo mv noti /usr/bin/
-fi
+================================================
+"
 
-# install common dependencies from from
-sudo python3 -m pip install -U pip
-sudo python3 -m pip install six
-sudo python3 -m pip install h5py
-sudo python3 -m pip install numpy
-sudo python3 -m pip install scipy
-sudo python3 -m pip install matplotlib
-sudo python3 -m pip install seaborn
-sudo python3 -m pip install pandas
-sudo python3 -m pip install atari_py
-sudo python3 -m pip install Pillow
-sudo python3 -m pip install PyOpenGL
-sudo python3 -m pip install glances
-sudo python3 -m pip install mem_top
-sudo python3 -m pip install pytest-cov
-sudo python3 -m pip install pytest-xdist
-sudo python3 -m pip install codacy-coverage
-
-# install tensorflow
-if [ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]; then
-  sudo python3 -m pip install tensorflow
-else
-  sudo python3 -m pip install tensorflow-gpu
-fi
+# post-installation checks
 python3 -c "import tensorflow; print('tensorflow version:'); print(tensorflow.__version__)"
-
-# install theano
-if which clang >/dev/null; then
-  echo "clang is already installed"
-else
-  if [ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]; then
-    brew install --with-clang llvm
-  fi
-fi
-# sudo pip3 install --upgrade --no-deps git+git://github.com/Theano/Theano.git
-sudo python3 -m pip install theano==0.8.2
-python3 -c "import theano; print('theano version:'); print(theano.__version__)"
-
-# install keras
-sudo python3 -m pip install keras
-
-# install full openai gym
-if [ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]; then
-  brew install cmake boost boost-python sdl2 swig wget
-else
-  sudo apt-get install -y cmake zlib1g-dev libjpeg-dev xvfb libav-tools xorg-dev python-opengl libboost-all-dev libsdl2-dev swig
-fi
-git clone https://github.com/openai/gym.git && cd gym && sudo python3 -m pip install -e .[all] && cd ..
-git clone https://github.com/pybox2d/pybox2d && cd pybox2d/ && sudo python3 setup.py clean && sudo python3 setup.py build && sudo python3 setup.py install && cd ..
 python3 -c "import gym; gym.make('LunarLander-v2')"
 python3 -c "import gym; gym.make('SpaceInvaders-v0')"
+
+
+echo "
+================================================
+
+Installation complete.
+
+================================================
+"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/setup_macOS b/bin/setup_macOS
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c82fe1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/setup_macOS
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# This script sets up OpenAI Lab for macOS
+
+# Fail on the first error; killable by SIGINT
+set -e
+trap "exit" INT
+
+# install system dependencies
+if which brew >/dev/null; then
+  echo "Brew is already installed"
+else
+  ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
+fi
+
+# system dependencies for full openai gym
+hb_list=(cmake boost boost-python sdl2 swig wget)
+for item in "${hb_list[@]}"; do
+  brew info "${item}" | grep --quiet 'Not installed' && brew install "${item}"
+done
+
+# install noti for auto-notification
+if which noti >/dev/null; then
+  echo "Noti is already installed"
+else
+  curl -L https://github.com/variadico/noti/releases/download/v2.5.0/noti2.5.0.darwin-amd64.tar.gz | tar -xz
+  sudo mv noti /usr/local/bin/
+fi
+
+# install nodejs (for npm and file watcher)
+if which node >/dev/null; then
+  echo "Nodejs is already installed"
+else
+  brew install node
+fi
+# install npm modules
+if [ -d ./node_modules ]; then
+  echo "Npm modules already installed"
+else
+  npm install; sudo npm i -g grunt-cli
+fi
+
+# install python3
+if which python3 >/dev/null; then
+  echo "Python3 is already installed"
+else
+  brew install python3
+fi
+
+# install python dependencies
+sudo python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/bin/setup_ubuntu b/bin/setup_ubuntu
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2c0973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/setup_ubuntu
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# This script sets up OpenAI Lab for Linux Ubuntu
+
+# Fail on the first error; killable by SIGINT
+set -e
+trap "exit" INT
+
+# install system dependencies
+sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test && sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y gcc-4.9 g++-4.9 libhdf5-dev libopenblas-dev git
+
+# system dependencies for full openai gym
+sudo apt-get install -y cmake zlib1g-dev libjpeg-dev xvfb libav-tools xorg-dev python-opengl libboost-all-dev libsdl2-dev swig
+
+# install noti for auto-notification
+if which noti >/dev/null; then
+  echo "Noti is already installed"
+else
+  curl -L https://github.com/variadico/noti/releases/download/v2.5.0/noti2.5.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar -xz
+  sudo mv noti /usr/bin/
+fi
+
+# install nodejs (for npm and file watcher)
+if which node >/dev/null; then
+  echo "Nodejs is already installed"
+else
+  curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_7.x | sudo -E bash -
+  sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
+fi
+# install npm modules
+if [ -d ./node_modules ]; then
+  echo "Npm modules already installed"
+else
+  npm install; sudo npm i -g grunt-cli
+fi
+
+# install python3
+if which python3 >/dev/null; then
+  echo "Python3 is already installed"
+else
+  sudo apt-get -y install python3-dev python3-pip python3-setuptools
+fi
+
+# install python dependencies
+sudo python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index e7529bd..ee2f616 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -5,14 +5,11 @@ machine:
 dependencies:
   pre:
     - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test && sudo apt-get update
-    - sudo apt-get install -y gcc-4.9 g++-4.9 libhdf5-dev libopenblas-dev git python3-dev python3-setuptools
+    - sudo apt-get install -y gcc-4.9 g++-4.9 libhdf5-dev libopenblas-dev git python3-tk tk-dev python3-dev python3-setuptools
+    - sudo apt-get install -y cmake zlib1g-dev libjpeg-dev xvfb libav-tools xorg-dev python-opengl libboost-all-dev libsdl2-dev swig
     - pip install -U pip
-    - pip install six h5py numpy scipy matplotlib seaborn pandas atari_py Pillow PyOpenGL glances mem_top pytest-cov pytest-xdist codacy-coverage
   override:
-    - pip install tensorflow
-    - pip install theano
-    - pip install keras
-    - git clone https://github.com/openai/gym.git && cd gym && pip install -e .[all] && cd ..
+    - pip install -r requirements.txt
     - mkdir ~/.keras && cp ./config/keras.json ~/.keras/
 test:
   override:
diff --git a/config/example-default.json b/config/example-default.json
index c3bc399..9d94fcd 100644
--- a/config/example-default.json
+++ b/config/example-default.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "NOTI_SLACK_DEST": "#rl-monitor",
   "NOTI_SLACK_TOK": "GET_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN_FROM_https://my.slack.com/services/new/bot",
   "experiments": [
-    "dev_dqn",
-    "dqn"
+    "quickstart_dqn"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3bd707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: openai_lab
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+dependencies:
+- python>=3.5
+- anaconda
+- six
+- h5py
+- matplotlib==1.4.3
+- seaborn>=0.7.1
+- Pillow>=3.3.1
+- PyOpenGL>=3.1.0
+- glances>=2.6.2
+- pytest-cov>=2.3.1
+- pytest-xdist>=1.15.0
+- pip:
+  - codacy-coverage>=1.3.3
+  - mem_top==0.1.5
+  - atari_py>=0.0.18
+  - cmake==0.6.0
+  - tensorflow>=1.0.0
+  - Keras>=1.2.2,<2.0.0
+  - "--editable=git+https://github.com/kengz/gym.git#egg=gym[all]"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c78cb96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+six
+h5py
+numpy>=1.12
+scipy>=0.18
+matplotlib==1.4.3
+seaborn>=0.7.1
+pandas>=0.18.1
+atari_py>=0.0.18
+Pillow>=3.3.1
+PyOpenGL>=3.1.0
+glances>=2.6.2
+mem_top==0.1.5
+pytest-cov>=2.3.1
+pytest-xdist>=1.15.0
+codacy-coverage>=1.3.3
+tensorflow>=1.0.0
+Keras>=1.2.2,<2.0.0
+-e git+https://github.com/kengz/gym.git#egg=gym[all]
diff --git a/rl/spec/classic_experiment_specs.json b/rl/spec/classic_experiment_specs.json
index 58fe583..3658017 100644
--- a/rl/spec/classic_experiment_specs.json
+++ b/rl/spec/classic_experiment_specs.json
@@ -1,4 +1,27 @@
 {
+  "quickstart_dqn": {
+    "problem": "CartPole-v0",
+    "Agent": "DQN",
+    "HyperOptimizer": "GridSearch",
+    "Memory": "LinearMemoryWithForgetting",
+    "Optimizer": "AdamOptimizer",
+    "Policy": "BoltzmannPolicy",
+    "PreProcessor": "NoPreProcessor",
+    "param": {
+      "lr": 0.02,
+      "gamma": 0.99,
+      "hidden_layers": [64],
+      "hidden_layers_activation": "sigmoid",
+      "exploration_anneal_episodes": 10
+    },
+    "param_range": {
+      "lr": [0.001, 0.01],
+      "hidden_layers": [
+        [32],
+        [64]
+      ]
+    }
+  },
   "dqn_epsilon": {
     "problem": "CartPole-v0",
     "Agent": "DQN",
diff --git a/test/test_advanced.py b/test/test_advanced.py
index 8056d23..eec9607 100644
--- a/test/test_advanced.py
+++ b/test/test_advanced.py
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ def test_mountain_dqn(cls):
         data_df = run('mountain_dqn')
         assert isinstance(data_df, pd.DataFrame)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(environ.get('CI'),
-                     "OpenAI Gym Box2D swigconstant error, issue #100")
     @classmethod
     def test_lunar_dqn(cls):
         data_df = run('lunar_dqn')