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Visualisation on Demand for Agent-Based Simulation

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Cognitive Agents for Virtual Environments (CAVE 2012)

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Agent-based simulation can be a useful tool when analysing complex systems such as real world scenarios. In multi-agent models when no quantitative data are available we have to search for new solutions in order to verify that the simulated model is appropriate with respect to the real one. Typical solutions approach the problem of missing data by considering contributions of human experts. In our work, we enhance the transparency of the simulation via a detailed visualisation in order to enable an immersive evaluation of the simulated model. We initially identify several conceptual and technical problems regarding the combination of a multi-agent simulation system with a game engine. We then propose a framework which implements a solution for generic processing and communication of information while maintaining consistency between the two systems. The end result automates several processes in a context independent manner and minimises the overall modeller’s effort.

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  1. Modelling and Simulation Research Center, Örebro University, Sweden

    Athanasia Louloudi & Franziska Klügl

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  1. Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 5, 3508 CC, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Frank Dignum

  2. Department of Software and Computer Science, Charles University, Malostranské nám. 25, 118 00, Prague 1, Czech Republic

    Cyril Brom

  3. EWI, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, 2628 CD, Delft, The Netherlands

    Koen Hindriks

  4. Cultural, Communication and Computing Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, 153 Arundel Street, S1 2NU, Sheffield, UK

    Martin Beer

  5. Department of Computing, Macquarie University, Herring Road, North Ryde, 2109, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Deborah Richards

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Louloudi, A., Klügl, F. (2013). Visualisation on Demand for Agent-Based Simulation. In: Dignum, F., Brom, C., Hindriks, K., Beer, M., Richards, D. (eds) Cognitive Agents for Virtual Environments. CAVE 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 7764. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36444-0_7

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