VMASC Nov2009 - the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation ...

Getting Theoretical . . .
Agent–based Modeling: Personifying the Agent
a Social Sciences methodology to objectively personify agents
agent-based modeling is intrinsically social actions and
characteristics of the agents are influenced by the actions and
characteristics of the other agents in the social system
fundamental aspects of agent-based modeling, a necessary paradigm
for characterizing, assessing, and validating global events, call
attention to the precision needed in developing the key component: the
agent.
I am, therefore I think