Simplicity
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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. |
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| + | [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 | ||
