3.2.1. Basic objects

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EAgent : each agent has a specific "state" ;
Agent behavior depends on the information available from its « neighbourhood ».
Given this information, the agent "state" could be changed …

EWorld : set of Eagents, with a specific interaction structure.

An interaction structure has both :

an individual spatial dimension : the « neighbourhood » of each agent

a spatio-temporal dimension : « activation zones » (evolution area)

EAgent haves a specific state and can interact with others via a set of mediums. Medium is an abstraction that defines how agents interact and how they are connected together.

EWorlds define interconnection modes among agents and simulation features that are the evolution rule of the world. This is decomposed into two dimensions:

spatial with the definition of activation zones (which set of agents is active "now" - a single one, all, ...)
temporal with the definition of the scheduling policy (in what order agents are activated, is the alteration of the state of an agent immediately taken into account by others or not, ...)

Denis.Phan@enst-bretagne.fr , Antoine Beugnard@enst-bretagne.fr

Moduleco 3 -Concepts of the Framework 3.2.1. Basic objects

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3.2.1. Basic objects