Animat agent models constitute an important tool for studying emergent phenomena in large scale complex systems. We have developed a spatial animat agent model to investigate predator-prey interactions and other effects arising from emergent cooperation and competition. The rules for microscopic animat predation and reproduction critically affect the stability of model systems. We report on our experiments on tuning the stability and growth of animat population models against a background of multiple animat species and the emergence of spatial segregation.
Keywords: animat agent; predator-prey; spatial emergence; discrete-event simulation.
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Citation Information: Proc: IASTED Int. Conf on Applied Simulation and Modelling (ASM 2007), Aug 29-31, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.