Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2445/34535
Full metadata record
DC Field | Value | Language |
---|---|---|
dc.contributor.author | Salvador Beltrán, Francesc | - |
dc.contributor.author | Salas, Laura | - |
dc.contributor.author | Quera, Vicenç (Quera Jordana) | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-11T18:25:59Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-11T18:25:59Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1460-7425 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/34535 | - |
dc.description.abstract | We present an agent-based model with the aim of studying how macro-level dynamics of spatial distances among interacting individuals in a closed space emerge from micro-level dyadic and local interactions. Our agents moved on a lattice (referred to as a room) using a model implemented in a computer program called P-Space in order to minimize their dissatisfaction, defined as a function of the discrepancy between the real distance and the ideal, or desired, distance between agents. Ideal distances evolved in accordance with the agent's personal and social space, which changed throughout the dynamics of the interactions among the agents. In the first set of simulations we studied the effects of the parameters of the function that generated ideal distances, and in a second set we explored how group macrolevel behavior depended on model parameters and other variables. We learned that certain parameter values yielded consistent patterns in the agents' personal and social spaces, which in turn led to avoidance and approaching behaviors in the agents. We also found that the spatial behavior of the group of agents as a whole was influenced by the values of the model parameters, as well as by other variables such as the number of agents. Our work demonstrates that the bottom-up approach is a useful way of explaining macro-level spatial behavior. The proposed model is also shown to be a powerful tool for simulating the spatial behavior of groups of interacting individuals. | - |
dc.format.extent | 16 p. | - |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
dc.language.iso | eng | - |
dc.publisher | SimSoc Consortium | - |
dc.relation.isformatof | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://jasss.soc.surrey.ac.uk/9/3/5.html | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Jasss-The Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2006, vol. 9, num. 3 | - |
dc.rights | (c) SimSoc Consortium, 2006 | - |
dc.source | Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Social i Psicologia Quantitativa) | - |
dc.subject.classification | Simulació per ordinador | - |
dc.subject.classification | Conducta espacial | - |
dc.subject.classification | Grups socials | - |
dc.subject.classification | Interacció social | - |
dc.subject.other | Computer simulation | - |
dc.subject.other | Spatial behavior | - |
dc.subject.other | Social groups | - |
dc.subject.other | Social interaction | - |
dc.title | Spatial behavior in groups: an agent-based approach | - |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | - |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | - |
dc.identifier.idgrec | 538767 | - |
dc.date.updated | 2013-04-11T18:25:59Z | - |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | - |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Social i Psicologia Quantitativa) |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
538767.pdf | 929.11 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.