On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Dwight Wilson wrote:
> 
> Hannes wrote:
> >On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Dwight Wilson wrote:
> >
> >> 
> >> Has anything been written in Squeak to support agent-based simulation?
> >> Something like Swarm (Objective-C) 

> >Yes,
> >
> >A similar example like the heat bug example 
> >http://www.swarm.org/examples-heatbugs.html

[snip] 
> A simulation framework based on Swarm concepts.  

[snip]
> >This topic has been mentioned before on this list. It would be valuable if 
> >somebody (you?) could do some research and write up a summary
> >
> >http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/775 (mailing list archives)
> >
> >and write some notes on the swiki relating it to
> >http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/2292
> >
> >- similarities / differences
> >- usability
> >- speed
> 
> Thanks for the pointers.  Unfortunately I just got some stuff
> dumped on me and it will be at least two or three weeks before
> I can even think about doing the research. :-(
> 
> -Dwight
> 
> 

Don't be intimidated by the pointers I have given. Just read
Swiki page 
http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/2292 (StarSqueak)

This is probably the simulation framework based on swarm concept your are
looking for. Usable right out of the box. With a good application done
by Diego Gomez Deck and Gustavo Sznaider.


Regards
Hannes Hirzel