Social simulation
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Social simulation is the modelling, or simulation, normally performed using a computer, of social phenomena (e.g., cooperation, competition, markets, social networks dynamics, etc.).
Development tools
Many social simulations are implemented using one of the many development frameworks and tools available.
Some of the most well-known, ordered by programming language, are:
- RePast (http://repast.sf.net)
- SeSAm (http://www.simsesam.de)
- MASON (http://cs.gmu.edu/~eclab/projects/mason/)
- JAS (http://jaslibrary.sourceforge.net)
- Swarm (http://wiki.swarm.org/wiki/Main_Page)
- AScape (http://www.brook.edu/es/dynamics/models/ascape/default.htm)
- EcoLab (http://parallel.hpc.unsw.edu.au/ecolab)
- SIM_AGENT (http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~axs/cog_affect/sim_agent.html)
Other
- Breve (http://www.spiderland.org/breve/index.php)
Other development tools
In addition to the simulation-specific tools there also a number of more generic agent-oriented tools that can be used to write simulations. Some examples are:
- JADE (http://sharon.cselt.it/projects/jade/) (FIPA compliant)
- Zeus (http://more.btexact.com/projects/agents/zeus/index.htm)
- ABLE (http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/able)
- AgentSheets (http://agentsheets.com)
For a more comprehensive list of tools see: Tools for Agent-Based Modelling (http://cscs.umich.edu:8123/wiki/Tools_for_Agent-Based_Modelling) (from the Swarm Wiki (http://cscs.umich.edu:8123/))
References
- JASSS - The Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation (http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/JASSS.html)