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The goal of this introduction is to point out several similarities and differences between the research fields of multi-agent systems and social simulation. We show that these fields are complementary in several aspects, thus each one can benefit from results that emerge from the other. We finish the introduction by presenting and classifying the contributions in this volume.
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Conte, R., Gilbert, N., Sichman, J.S. (1998). MAS and Social Simulation: A Suitable Commitment. In: Sichman, J.S., Conte, R., Gilbert, N. (eds) Multi-Agent Systems and Agent-Based Simulation. MABS 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1534. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10692956_1
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