> Encouraged by the last message from Bohdan I dare propose a "Call To
> Arms".
>
I am interested on this idea and would like to participate in any new list
on this subject.
J
> Objective:
> Designing a a standard social simulations description language (SSDL ?)
>
> Initial Schedule:
> - Enlist interested people (form an interest group)
> - Create an informal mailing list so not to bug the SimSoc people anymore
> with all this nonsense
> - Define the use cases for the standard (what people are supposed to be
> able to do with it: searching for a simulation, reproducing results,
> executing the simulation, examining the results, describing the emerging
> phenomena, etc.)
> - Identify and examine existing technologies/standards relevant to the
> effort
> - Choosing an appropriate formal language (UML, RDF,...)
> - Test the feasibility of the idea by trying to code a first example
> (probably the Shelling Segregation Model)
> - Posting the results to the community to see if it makes sense
>
> Volunteers welcome.
>
>
> P.S.
> I would pose just one indispensable precondition.
> The group should include at least one person who is experienced in
> simulation but isn't a computer expert.
> My fear is that if the thing is driven only by "computer freaks" it will
> end up being utterly obscure and unusable.
>
> --
> Pasqualino "Titto" Assini
> The Data Archive - University of Essex, UK
>
>
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Joaquim Ramos de Carvalho
Instituto de Historia e Teoria das Ideias / Centro de Informatica e
Sistemas da Universidade de Coimbra.
Tel: 351+39+790066. email: [log in to unmask]
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