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On the Transition to Agent-Based Modeling

Implementation Strategies From Variables to Agents

Harvard University, gulyas{at}fas.harvard.edu

This article studies the effect of different implementation approaches on agent-based computer models. This is accomplished via four reimplementations of a simple model of self-organization. How implementation choices "guide our hands" and lead possibly to implicit assumptions about the modeled system is also demonstrated. Furthermore, the question of what makes a model agent based is studied. An argument is made that agent-based implementation is rather a matter of degree than a binary choice.

Key Words: agent-based modeling • implementation strategies • replication • city formation

Social Science Computer Review, Vol. 20, No. 4, 389-399 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/089443902237318


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