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AgentBase: Agent Based Modeling in the Browser

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AgentBase.org allows for Agent Based Modeling (ABM) directly in the browser. One can edit, save, and share models without installing any software or even reloading the page. Models use the AgentBase Library, and are written in CoffeeScript, which is instantly interpreted as JavaScript. The AgentBase Library provides a rich set of resources for moving and drawing agents, neighbour detection, and other things expected from ABM toolsets. AgentBase is optimized for making illustrative models. It is opinionated software which values simplicity and clean model code over CPU performance.

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Acknowledgements

This research was made possible by an ESRC and Scatcherd PhD Scholarship.

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  1. Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Wybo Wiersma

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  1. University College Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Wander Jager

  2. Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Rineke Verbrugge

  3. Faculty for Social and Behavioural Sciences, Department of Sociology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Andreas Flache

  4. Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Department of Spatial Planning and Environment, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Gert de Roo

  5. Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Lex Hoogduin

  6. Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Behavioural Ecology and Self-organisation, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Charlotte Hemelrijk

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Wiersma, W. (2017). AgentBase: Agent Based Modeling in the Browser. In: Jager, W., Verbrugge, R., Flache, A., de Roo, G., Hoogduin, L., Hemelrijk, C. (eds) Advances in Social Simulation 2015. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 528. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47253-9_42

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