CULTURAL SIMULATION MODEL FOR MODELING OF AGENT BEHAVIORAL EXPRESSION AND SIMULATION DATA VISUALIZATION METHODS

摘要

A computer simulation method is provided for modeling the behavioral expression of one or more agents (40) in an environment to be simulated (50), then running a simulation of the modeled agent(s) against real-world information as input data (12) reflecting changing conditions of the environment being simulated (28), and obtaining an input based on the modeled agent(s) response(s). The simulation method models the underlying cultural, social, and behavioral characteristics (16 & 20), on which agent behaviors and actions are based, rather than modeling fixed rules for the agent's actions. The input data driving the simulation are constituted by real-world information (10) reflecting the changing conditions (24) of the environment (50) being simulated, rather than an artificial set of predefined initial conditions which do not change over time.