On the Transition to Agent-Based Modeling
- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Social Science Computer Review
- Vol. 20 (4) , 389-399
- https://doi.org/10.1177/089443902237318
Abstract
This article studies the effect of different implementation approaches on agent-based computer models. This is accomplished via four reimplementations of a simple model of self-organization. How implementation choices “guide our hands” and lead possibly to implicit assumptions about the modeled system is also demonstrated. Furthermore, the question of what makes a model agent based is studied. An argument is made that agent-based implementation is rather a matter of degree than a binary choice.Keywords
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