ArrierosAlife" a Multi-Agent Approach Simulating the Evolution of a Social System: Modeling the Emergence of Social Networks with "Ascape

Klaus Auer () and Timothy Norris ()
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Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2001, vol. 4, issue 1, 6

Abstract: The behavior of cellular automata is a very close representation of the evolution of complex social systems. We developed the simulation model "ArrierosAlife" to explore the behavior of changes in social networks over time. The model is based on empirical data, a result out of a longitudinal field work. The focus of this research is a comparison of network changes over time in the "real world" compared with the emergence of social networks in an artificial society. "Ascape" was used as a modeling frame work to facilitate the development and analysis of the simulation model. We will give a brief overview of the developed model and describe the experiences using "Ascape" as a framework.

Keywords: Cellular Automata; Multi-Agent Model; Evolution; Social Networks; Object Oriented Programming Language; Artificial Landscape (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001-01-31
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