Herd Those Sheep: Emergent Multiagent Coordination and Behavioral-Mode Switching. (May 2017)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Herd Those Sheep: Emergent Multiagent Coordination and Behavioral-Mode Switching. (May 2017)
- Main Title:
- Herd Those Sheep: Emergent Multiagent Coordination and Behavioral-Mode Switching
- Authors:
- Nalepka, Patrick
Kallen, Rachel W.
Chemero, Anthony
Saltzman, Elliot
Richardson, Michael J. - Abstract:
- Effectively coordinating one's behaviors with those of others is essential for successful multiagent activity. In recent years, increased attention has been given to understanding the dynamical principles that underlie such coordination because of a growing interest in behavioral synchrony and complex-systems phenomena. Here, we examined the behavioral dynamics of a novel, multiagent shepherding task, in which pairs of individuals had to corral small herds of virtual sheep in the center of a virtual game field. Initially, all pairs adopted a complementary, search-and-recover mode of behavioral coordination, in which both members corralled sheep predominantly on their own sides of the field. Over the course of game play, however, a significant number of pairs spontaneously discovered a more effective mode of behavior: coupled oscillatory containment, in which both members synchronously oscillated around the sheep. Analysis and modeling revealed that both modes were defined by the task's underlying dynamics and, moreover, reflected context-specific realizations of the lawful dynamics that define functional shepherding behavior more generally.
- Is Part Of:
- Psychological science. Volume 28:Number 5(2017)
- Journal:
- Psychological science
- Issue:
- Volume 28:Number 5(2017)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 28, Issue 5 (2017)
- Year:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 28
- Issue:
- 5
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2017-0028-0005-0000
- Page Start:
- 630
- Page End:
- 650
- Publication Date:
- 2017-05
- Subjects:
- multiagent systems -- social coordination -- joint action -- complex systems -- task dynamics -- dynamical modeling -- open data
Psychology -- Periodicals
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- 10.1177/0956797617692107 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0956-7976
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