One of my projects

Posted by Marcus G. Daniels on Apr 05, 2007; 12:15am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/One-of-my-projects-tp523626p523648.html

I've always disliked the term ABM because the notion of intelligent or
semi-intelligent actors is a distraction.  Really ABM and rule based
modeling are the same thing.  Agents models can be of car engines, etc.

Defined conservatively, say to understand human behavioral patterns in
virtual worlds as opposed to human behaviors in general, it does seem
that human vs. computer agents could be useful to mix and match for
modeling.  Say, to refine models of the range of individual behavioral
patterns for the sake of make predictions of groups of people in yet to
be designed virtual worlds..