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View all- Lim HBarlow MLarkin HStocker R(2011)Generative Experimentation and Social SimulationProceedings of the 2011 International Symposium on Computer Science and Society10.1109/ISCCS.2011.94(336-340)Online publication date: 16-Jul-2011
Modelling interplay in normative social systems: towards a heuristics formalism of agents and networks
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Abstract
The need for guiding model formulation of normative social systems in support of a digital ecosystem is introduced. Normative social systems improve the understanding of computational social processes in simulation and experimentation, and provide support for digital ecosystem developments. However, a successful simulation requires the appropriate implementation of a conceptual model. It is proposed that an heuristic formalism of agents, networks and environments, complements the conventional creative approach to model formulation by guiding the formulation of conceptual models via abstract components and facilitate interface with other components in a digital environment.
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