3 A Example: a Model of Co-evolving Social Agents

3.1 The Set-up

The model is based upon Brian Arthur's `El Farol Bar' model [1], but extended in several respects, principally by introducing learning and communication. There is a fixed population of agents (in this case 10). Each week each agent has to decide whether or not to go to El Farol's Bar on thursday night. Generally, it is advantageous for an agent to go unless it is too crowded, which it is if 67% or more of all the agents go. Before making their decision agents have a chance to communicate with each other.

3.1.1 - The environment
3.1.2 - The agents
3.1.3 - Communication
3.1.4 - Implementation

Social Embeddedness and Agent Development - Bruce Edmonds - 30 OCT 98

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