Table 1. Characteristics of agents in Evoland compared to a comprehensive list modified from a table by Benenson and Torrens (2004:156). The temporal distribution of agent decisions in Evoland approximates a Poisson process with user-specified mean frequency (10 yr for the case study).
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Property |
Meaning |
Evoland |
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Reactive |
Responds to environment |
Yes |
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Autonomous |
Controls own actions |
Yes |
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Flexible |
Actions not scripted |
Yes |
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Goal-oriented |
More than responsive to environment |
Yes |
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Temporally continuous |
Agent behavior continuous |
No (Poisson) |
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Interactive physically |
Individual decisions affect other
actors |
Yes |
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Interactive socially |
Interact as groups of actors to affect
others |
No |
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Communicative |
Communicates with other agents |
No |
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Mobile |
Can transport self to other locations |
No |
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Learning |
Changes based on experience |
No |
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Character |
Believable personality or emotions |
No |
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