- ABM Software Comparison
Agent Based Modeling Toolkit Comparison
Overview
In the last few years, the
agent-based model ing (ABM) community has made giant strides in developing practical agent based modeling toolkits that enable individuals to develop significant applications. More and more such toolkits are coming into existence, and each toolkit has a variety of characteristics. Some toolkits are built for general purpose modeling and some are built for a particular domain. Some are open source, some are closed source, and others are proprietary. Some toolkits have a simple user interface, and others require complex programming techniques. Several individuals have made attempts to compare toolkits to each other (see references below) In this wiki, we created a chart to capture many of the features that are important to ABM toolkit users. We hope this will help individuals compare toolkits across a range of characteristics.Comparison of ABM Software [Nikolai, C. and Gregory Madey (2008). "Tools of the Trade: A Survey of Various Agent Based Modeling Platforms", To Be Determined (Recently Submitted).]
References
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first = C
coauthors = A. Crooks
title = Principles and Concepts of Agent-Based Modelling for Developing Geospatial Simulations
journal = Working paper 110
publisher = University College London
date = 2006cite journal
last = Tobias
first = R
coauthors = C. Hofmann
title = Evaluation of free Java-libraries for social-scientific agent based simulation
journal = Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
volume = 7
issue = 1
date = 2004
url = http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/7/1/6.htmlcite journal
last = Railsback
first = S. F.
coauthors = S. L. Lytinen | S. K Jackson
title = Agent-based simulation platforms: review and development recommendations
journal = Simulations
volume = 82
pages = 609-623
date = 2006cite journal
last = Serenko
first = A
coauthors = B. Detlor
title = Agent Toolkits: A General Overview of The Market and an Assessment of Instructor Satisfaction with Utilizing Toolkits in the Classroom
journal = Working Paper #455
date = 2002
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