Web-based Simulations of Multi-agent Systems. (September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: De Benedetti, Massimiliano; Messina, Fabrizio; Pappalardo, Giuseppe; Santoro, Corrado
• Other Names: Yıldırım Tülay guest-editor.; Fortino Giancarlo guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Simulation. Volume 93:Number 9(2017)
• Page Start: 737
• Page End: 748
• Publication Date: 2017-09
• Subjects: Computer simulation -- Periodicals; 003.3
• DOI: 10.1177/0037549717706198
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0037-5497

Abstract

This paper describes the architecture of AgentSimJs, a Javascript-based multi-agent simulator intended to execute and visualize simulations through a Web browser. It includes the needed capabilities to render a 3D scene with objects and agents. AgentSimJs has a modular architecture, the several different components provide a set of flexible primitives to program the agent behaviour. With AgentSimJs, a user can perform a fine tuning of all the aspects related to communication, motion, and group formation. Users can also define a custom network topology and communication model.