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Agent- and Individual-based Modeling Resources

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Community Resources modelling@swarm.org: The email community of agent-based modelers. This email list discusses topics of general interest to agent-based modelers. We encourage participation by anyone interested in ABMs. For additional information, to see the archives, or to sign up, go here. SwarmFest. SwarmFest is SDG's annual agent-based modeling conference. SwarmFest is informal, interdisciplinary, non-denominational (users of Repast, NetLogo, etc. and even FORTRAN are welcome), and international. SwarmFest is an excellent place to present new or tentative results, talk about methodological issues, and meet new collaborators.	Software Resources Software tools: What platforms are available for programming agent-based models? A fairly up-to-date page of links Which software platform is best for you? A page of reviews and comparisons of ABM software platforms Template software is one of the best tools for getting started programming models-it provides simple working code that can be modified as needed. This page provides an extensive series of template models for five platforms: MASON, NetLogo, Repast, and Java and Objective-C Swarm. Integrated development environments (IDEs) can make it much easier to program and test an ABM. Here is information on using Swarm, Repast, MASON, metaABM and Ascape in IDEs, especially Eclipse. Speeding up your model. Several tricks for increasing execution speed are now on the Swarm FAQ. Not all are specific to Swarm; and all the techniques using the gcc compiler will work for any language gcc compiles.
Why and How to do Agent-based and Individual-based Modeling Should I use an ABM for my research? How would I design it, and apply it to my research problems? Can I do "theory" with an ABM? How do I get started? A short list of literature on general ABM design and use issues	Domain-Specific Resources Our intent is to provide links to "domain central" sites: places where you can find lots of information and links specific to agent-based modeling in one scientific domain. Some domain-specific links; please add your project. Leigh Tesfatsion's Agent-based Computational Economics site is an up-to-date, extensive resource for economists.
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