Participatory simulation as a tool for agent-based simulation

ICAART 2009 - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 553-557

  Berland, Matthew ^a   Rand, William ^b  

^a University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Institute of Advanced Computer Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Agent based simulation; Complex systems learning; Participatory simulation

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODEL; AGENT-BASED SIMULATION; AUTONOMOUS AGENT BEHAVIOR; COMPLEX SYSTEMS LEARNING; EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT; FOOD WEBS; INDIVIDUAL AGENT; PARTICIPATORY SIMULATION; PARTICIPATORY SIMULATIONS;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; EDUCATION; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; REINFORCEMENT;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 70349441106     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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