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==Complete kits and platforms==

===Open source===
(must be freely distributable under an open source license, i.e. "free as in speech" as defined by the superset of the [http://opensource.org/docs/definition.php Open Source Definition from the Open Source Initiative] and the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html Free Software Foundation])
*'''[http://agents.felk.cvut.cz/aglobe A-globe]'''
*'''[http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/able ABLE]'''
*'''[http://ascape.sourceforge.net Ascape]'''
*'''[http://www.spiderland.org/breve/ Breve]'''
*'''[http://cormas.cirad.fr/en/outil/outil.htm Cormas]''' "Cormas is a programming environment dedicated to the creation of multi-agent systems, with a specificity in the domain of natural-resources management. It provides a framework for developing simulation models of coordination modes between individuals and groups that jointly exploit common resources."
*'''[http://www.cougaar.org/ Cougaar]'''
*'''[http://ecolab.sourceforge.net EcoLab]'''
*'''[http://omicrongroup.org/evo/ EVO]'''
*'''[http://sharon.cselt.it/projects/jade/ JADE]'''
*'''[http://jaslibrary.sourceforge.net JAS]'''
*'''[http://cs.gmu.edu/~eclab/projects/mason/ MASON]'''
*'''[http://www.metascapeabm.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=61 metaABM]''' (A meta-modeling environment supporting multiple ABM platforms)
*'''[http://www.avignon.inra.fr/internet/unites/biometrie/mobidyc_projet/english/version_index_html Mobidyc]''' "The free software for building and running Individual Based Models with no computer skill. Mobidyc is a software project that aims to promote Individual-Based Modelling in the field of ecology, biology and environment."
*'''[http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/ NetLogo]'''
*'''[http://quicksilver.tigris.org/ Quicksilver]'''
*'''[http://repast.sourceforge.net Repast]'''
*'''[http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~axs/cog_affect/sim_agent.html SIM_AGENT]'''
*'''[http://www.simsesam.de SeSAm]'''
*'''[http://simpy.sourceforge.net/ SimPy]'''
*'''[http://www.swarm.org Swarm]'''
*'''[http://www.primordion.com/Xholon Xholon]'''
*'''[http://labs.bt.com/projects/agents/zeus/ Zeus]'''

===Freeware===
(available for free "as in beer", source may or may not necessarily be available, if source is available it is not under an open-source license)
*'''[http://dextk.org deX]'''
*'''[http://education.mit.edu/starlogo/ StarLogo]'''
*'''[http://ccl.northwestern.edu/cm/StarLogoT/ StarLogoT]'''
*'''[http://visualbots.com/ VisualBots]''' -- Easy to use multi-agent simulator for Microsoft Excel - Visual Basic syntax, rich object model, documentation, sample simulations

===Proprietary===
*'''[http://agentsheets.com/ AgentSheets]'''
*'''[http://www.chiinc.com/products/products_igen.htm iGEN]'''
*'''[http://www.xjtek.com AnyLogic]'''
*'''[http://mass.aitia.ai MASS]'''

==Swarm add-ons and extensions==
*'''[[COSMIC]]''' -- General simulation utility classes, provided by the Complex Systems Modelling Group at Imperial College
*'''[http://www.humboldt.edu/~ecomodel/ EcoSwarm@HSU]''' -- Modeling tools for use with the Swarm simulation system
*'''[http://me.in-berlin.de/~rws/logzone_toc.html LogZone]''' -- Zone exploration tool.

==Related tools and technologies==
*'''[http://www.me.mtu.edu/%7Ermdsouza/ABM_GPU.html Agent-based simulation on Graphics Processing Units]'''. Roshan D'Souza at [http://www.me.mtu.edu/ Michigan Tech's Mechanical Engineering department] has been working on ultra-high-speed agent-based modeling using direct programming of Graphics Processing Units (gaming chips). He has, for example, run Sugarscape with 2 million agents updating over 50 times per second with graphical output. [[Image:SugarScape_GPU.pdf|Here is a paper on this work.]]
*'''[http://www.fipa.org/ FIPA]'''. "FIPA is an IEEE Computer Society standards organization that promotes agent-based technology and the interoperability of its standards with other technologies."
*'''[[Objective-C]]'''

==General==
*Leigh Tesfatsion's '''[http://www.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/acecode.htm Resource Site for Agent-Based Software and Toolkits]'''

*Steve Railsback, Steve Lytinen, and Steve Jackson's '''[http://condor.depaul.edu/~slytinen/abm/StupidModel ABM template model site]'''

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		+	**Agent-based modeling community resources, including [[Swarm:_SwarmFest\|SwarmFest]], our annual modeling conference
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		+	**"How and why to do agent-based modeling": techniques and theory
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		+	*''New release of Objective-C for Windows'' produces Windows-native executables! See [[Swarm_and_MinGW\|Using Swarm on Windows with MinGW]]
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		+	*''[[Swarm: applications\|Thanks to Paul Johnson, a new package of applications for Swarm-2.2]]'', particularly for Objective C
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		+	* [[SwarmWiki:Objectives_and_organization\|Objectives and organization of this wiki]]: what can you find on this wiki, and what is appropriate to add to it, where?
		+	* For general wiki help, see: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help
		+	* For help editing the wiki, start with: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing
		+	* To ''experiment with editing'' the wiki without worrying about messing up articles, try the [[Wiki sandbox]]
		+	* [[SwarmWiki:Help]] Help page for wiki administrators.
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		+	=Why and How to do Agent- and Individual-based Modeling=
		+	This page provides citations for materials to help people understand when to use agent-based modeling, and how to design and use ABMs. '''Please add useful citations!'''
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		+	* ''Railsback, S. F., and V. Grimm. 2012. Agent-based and individual-based modeling: a practical introduction. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.'' This is a textbook for classes and self-instruction on scientific agent-based modeling. It uses NetLogo as a software platform. The book focuses on modeling concepts, theory, and methodology and how to implement them in NetLogo. See: http://www.railsback-grimm-abm-book.com/.
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		+	* ''Salamon, T. 2011. Design of Agent-Based Models : Developing Computer Simulations for a Better Understanding of Social Processes. Repin, Czech Republic: Bruckner Publishing'' This monograph provides an overview of the principles of agent technologies and is primarily focused on the design and development process of agent-based models. See: http://www.designofagentbasedmodels.info/.
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		+	* ''DeAngelis, D.L. & W.M. Mooij. 2005 Individual-based modeling of ecological and evolutionary processes. Annual Reviews in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 36: 147-168.'' The authors attempted to identify all the publications using individual-based models in ecology. They look at the kinds of problems and subjects that this approach has been applied to.
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		+	* ''Grimm, V. 1999. Ten years of individual-based modelling in ecology: what have we learned and what could we learn in the future? Ecological Modelling 115:129-148.'' This paper reviews the status of individual-based modeling in ecology as of about 1998, focusing especially on the links (or lack thereof) between models and theory.
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		+	* ''Grimm, V., and S. F. Railsback. 2005. Individual-based modeling and ecology. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.'' This book addresses the full cycle of designing, testing, using, and publishing agent-based models, and should be useful even for non-ecologists. Additional information is at: http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/titles/8108.html
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		+	* ''Grimm, V., E. Revilla, U. Berger, F. Jeltsch, W. M. Mooij, S. F. Railsback, H.-H. Thulke, J. Weiner, T. Wiegand, and D. L. DeAngelis. 2005. Pattern-oriented modeling of agent-based complex systems: lessons from ecology. Science 310:987-991.'' This paper discusses how to address 3 major problems in applying agent-based models to real-world problems: how do you design models that are complex enough but not too complex? how do you develop and test the theory used in your model? and how can you find good parameter values?
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		+	*''Grimm, V., U. Berger, F. Bastiansen, S. Eliassen, V. Ginot, J. Giske, J. Goss-Custard, T. Grand, S. Heinz, G. Huse, A. Huth, J. U. Jepsen, C. JÃ¸rgensen, W. M. Mooij, B. MÃ¼ller, G. Peâ€™er, C. Piou, S. F. Railsback, A. M. Robbins, M. M. Robbins, E. Rossmanith, N. RÃ¼ger, E. Strand, S. Souissi, R. A. Stillman, R. VabÃ¸, U. Visser, and D. L. DeAngelis. 2006. A standard protocol for describing individual-based and agent-based models. Ecological Modelling 198:115-296.'' How can you describe an ABM (e.g., in model documentation or a publication) in such a way that its essential characteristics can be understood easily, while still providing all the details? This paper recommends a standard protocol for describing models, which is also a good way to think about models as they are being designed. The on-line appendices provide example descriptions of many models.
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		+	* There are many useful resources on [http://www.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/ace.htm Leigh Tesfatsion's site].

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 *'''[http://www.metascapeabm.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=19&amp;Itemid=61 metaABM]''' (A meta-modeling environment supporting multiple ABM platforms)
 *'''[http://www.avignon.inra.fr/internet/unites/biometrie/mobidyc_projet/english/version_index_html Mobidyc]''' &quot;The free software for building and running Individual Based Models with no computer skill. Mobidyc is a software project that aims to promote Individual-Based Modelling in the field of ecology, biology and environment.&quot;

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-*'''[http://simpy.sourceforge.net/ SimPy]'''
+*'''[https://pypi.python.org/pypi/simpy SimPy]'''
 *'''[http://www.swarm.org Swarm]'''
 *'''[http://www.primordion.com/Xholon Xholon]'''