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	Yes, they can, and it is fascinating if they do, but again only		Yes, they can, and it is fascinating if they do, but again only
	against heavy odds.		against heavy odds.
	[~~http://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/ The~~ Boids] from Craig Reynolds,		The [[Boids Model\|Boids]] from Craig Reynolds,
	Schelling's [~~http://hsd.soc.cornell.edu/curricular/Segregation.html~~ Segregation Model],		Schelling's [[Segregation Model]],
	Christopher Langton's Ant, Brian Arthur's El Farol Bar model,		Christopher Langton's Ant, Brian Arthur's [[El Farol Bar Model\|El Farol Bar model]],
	and Conway's Game of Life, etc. are very nice examples of [[Emergence\|emergence]], and their		and Conway's Game of Life, etc. are very nice examples of [[Emergence\|emergence]], and their
	creators have become famous for them, but there are only a		creators have become famous for them, but there are only a

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	In [[Multi-Agent System\|MAS]]s and [[Complex Adaptive System\|CAS]]s,		In [[Multi-Agent System\|MAS]]s and [[Complex Adaptive System\|CAS]]s,
	complex systems can arise from interactions between agents.		complex systems can arise from interactions between agents.
			Complex social outcomes '''can''' result from potentially simple
			rules of behavior practiced by individuals.
	Yes, they can, and it is fascinating if they do, but again only		Yes, they can, and it is fascinating if they do, but again only
	against heavy odds.		against heavy odds.

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	[http://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/ The Boids] from Craig Reynolds,		[http://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/ The Boids] from Craig Reynolds,
	Schelling's [http://hsd.soc.cornell.edu/curricular/Segregation.html Segregation Model],		Schelling's [http://hsd.soc.cornell.edu/curricular/Segregation.html Segregation Model],
	Christopher Langton's Ant, and Conway's Game of Life, etc.		Christopher Langton's Ant, Brian Arthur's El Farol Bar model,
	are very nice examples of [[Emergence\|emergence]], and their		and Conway's Game of Life, etc. are very nice examples of [[Emergence\|emergence]], and their
	creators have become famous for them, but there are only a		creators have become famous for them, but there are only a
	few models which have this power.		few models which have this power.

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Simple rules and complex behavior

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	Yes, they can, and it is fascinating if they do, but again only		Yes, they can, and it is fascinating if they do, but again only
	against heavy odds.		against heavy odds.

	[http://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/ The Boids] from Craig Reynolds,		[http://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/ The Boids] from Craig Reynolds,
	Schelling's [http://hsd.soc.cornell.edu/curricular/Segregation.html Segregation Model],		Schelling's [http://hsd.soc.cornell.edu/curricular/Segregation.html Segregation Model],

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	complex systems can arise from interactions between agents.		complex systems can arise from interactions between agents.
	Yes, they can, and it is fascinating if they do, but again only		Yes, they can, and it is fascinating if they do, but again only
	against heavy odds. Complex systems usually do not arise from interactions		against heavy odds.

			[http://www.red3d.com/cwr/boids/ The Boids] from Craig Reynolds,
			Schelling's [http://hsd.soc.cornell.edu/curricular/Segregation.html Segregation Model],
			Christopher Langton's Ant, and Conway's Game of Life, etc.
			are very nice examples of [[Emergence\|emergence]], and their
			creators have become famous for them, but there are only a
			few models which have this power.
			Complex systems usually do not arise from interactions
	between agents. Put some autonomous agents together, choose		between agents. Put some autonomous agents together, choose
	some rules, and you will probably get conflicts, fights and wars		some rules, and you will probably get conflicts, fights and wars

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	* Order emerges from chaos		* Order emerges from chaos
	* Simple equations produce strange attractors		* Simple equations produce strange attractors
	* Simple rules generate complex ~~behavior~~		* Simple rules generate [[Complex System\|complex systems]]

	Why do they love it? Because it is rare. And because		Why do they love it? Because it is rare. And because

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	show simple, boring behavior. There is only one "Game		show simple, boring behavior. There is only one "Game
	of Life".		of Life".

	For one right program that works there are a thousand		For one right program that works there are a thousand
	programs that don't work. There are a thousand ways		programs that don't work. There are a thousand ways
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	the right track (i.e. with debugging or eliminating bugs).		the right track (i.e. with debugging or eliminating bugs).

			In [[Multi-Agent System\|MAS]]s and [[Complex Adaptive System\|CAS]]s,
			complex systems can arise from interactions between agents.
			Yes, they can, and it is fascinating if they do, but again only
			against heavy odds. Complex systems usually do not arise from interactions
			between agents. Put some autonomous agents together, choose
			some rules, and you will probably get conflicts, fights and wars
			for free. Maybe simple spatial patterns like stripes, heaps, grids
			or simple networks, too. Everything else requires a very long
			process of evolution or a sophisticated, deliberate design.


	[[Category:Basic Principles]]		[[Category:Basic Principles]]

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	scientist is looking for. Unfortunately useful rules		scientist is looking for. Unfortunately useful rules
	of this kind are very rare.		of this kind are very rare.

	Simple programs can generate all sorts of complex behavior.		Simple programs can generate all sorts of complex behavior.
	Well, yes, they can, but only against heavy odds. Most programs		Well, yes, they can, but only against heavy odds. Most programs
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	can generate all sorts of complex behavior is the		can generate all sorts of complex behavior is the
	insight that they are the exception.		insight that they are the exception.

	For one equation that produces a complex strange		For one equation that produces a complex strange
	attractor there are a thousand equations which produce		attractor there are a thousand equations which produce

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 uncompounded or un-combined. Things of high simplicity are often easy to understand
 and to explain. Simplicity is one of the highest goals in architecture and engineering, esp. in software engineering.
 [[Category:Basic Principles]]

Jfromm: New page: '''Simplicity''' is the opposite of complexity and means something is simple, uniform, uncompounded or un-combined. Things of high simplicity are often easy to understand a...

2008-08-30T11:37:35Z

New page: '''Simplicity''' is the opposite of complexity and means something is simple, uniform, uncompounded or un-combined. Things of high simplicity are often easy to understand a...

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'''Simplicity''' is the opposite of [[Complexity|complexity]] and means something is simple, uniform,
uncompounded or un-combined. Things of high simplicity are often easy to understand
and to explain. Simplicity is one of the highest goals in architecture and engineering, esp. in software engineering.

[[Category:Basic Principles]]