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The chapter introduces AgE framework as a core for constructing agent based simulation systems. Its features are described against other solutions that may be used in the area of agent-based simulation. The discussion focuses on technical issues—the support for agent-specific services as well as the mechanisms allowing for extensibility and flexibility of the configuration of simulation models and systems. The considerations are illustrated by a simple case study, which aims at showing the differences between AgE and several selected tools for agent-based simulation.
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Faber, Ł., Piętak, K., Byrski, A., Kisiel-Dorohinicki, M. (2012). Agent-Based Simulation in AgE Framework. In: Byrski, A., Oplatková, Z., Carvalho, M., Kisiel-Dorohinicki, M. (eds) Advances in Intelligent Modelling and Simulation. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 416. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28888-3_3
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