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Abstract

The main contribution of this paper is threefold. First, it presents a new software system for empirical investigations of evolving agent societies in SugarScape like environments. Second, it introduces a conceptual framework for modeling cooperation in an artificial society. In this framework the environmental pressure to cooperate is controllable by a single parameter, thus allowing systematic investigations of system behavior under varying circumstances. Third, it reports upon results from experiments that implemented and tested environments based upon this new model of cooperation. The results show that the pressure to cooperate leads to the evolution of communication skills facilitating cooperation. Furthermore, higher levels of cooperation pressure lead to the emergence of increased communication.

Keywords: Social Simulation, Communication, Cooperation, Artificial Societies

@article{buzing05jasss,
  author={P.C. Buzing and A.E. Eiben and M.C. Schut},
  title={Emerging communication and cooperation in evolving agent societies},
  journal={Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation},
  year={2005},
  volume={8},
  number={1},
  url={http://groups.lis.illinois.edu/amag/langev/paper/buzing05jasss.html},
  keywords={Social Simulation, Communication, Cooperation, Artificial Societies}
}