| name |
description |
language |
model-design gui |
news lists |
examples |
tutorial |
manual |
pros |
cons |
review |
platforms |
latest version |
src |
license |
| sss |
us |
irit |
geneura |
Linux |
other UNIX |
MSWin |
Mac |
| swarm |
libraries |
objective C, Java |
- |
x |
x |
x |
user guide |
very extensive, highly tested |
difficult to learn |
x |
x |
difficult to learn; powerful, flexible |
fastest; difficult for beginners |
x |
irix, solaris, hp/ux |
9x, NT, 2k |
- |
2.1.1 |
x |
GNU GPL |
| Evo |
framework for swarm |
objective C |
|
x |
x |
|
|
genetic algorithms |
|
- |
- |
- |
(x) |
x |
solaris |
9x, NT, 2k |
- |
1.0.1 |
|
GNU GPL |
| MAML |
"macro language" for swarm |
objective C |
alpha version |
- |
gen, sci |
x |
user guide, reference, technical |
vrml |
|
- |
- |
objective C needed; no mail list |
(x) |
x |
- |
NT |
- |
|
x |
|
| SDML |
modelling language |
VisualWorks Smalltalk |
x |
x |
|
x |
.hlp |
|
1999? |
x |
x |
few examples; communication via DB |
- |
x |
adux, aix, hpux,irix, solaris |
3.1, 9x, nt, 2k |
PowerMac |
4.1 |
|
GNU GPL |
| RePast |
"java port of swarm" |
Java |
|
x |
x |
|
api doc, diag, howto, faq |
built-in tools, movies |
|
- |
- |
few examples |
less complete than ascape |
|
|
|
|
1.4 (24.1.02) |
|
BSD |
| Ascape |
new version of Sugarscape |
Java |
exploring |
x |
|
|
api |
web, movies |
|
- |
- |
end-user tools; little user doc |
simplest; more complete (gui) |
x |
solaris, unix |
x |
MacOS |
1.9.1 (12.10.00) |
|
w/o fee for non-comm |
| Agentsheets |
generation of Java applets |
|
x |
|
x |
movies |
manual, faq |
|
|
- |
- |
spreadsheet approach; very simple use; simple simulations; teaching; poor agent interaction; applets generation |
- |
- |
- |
x |
x |
1.4/2.1 |
|
comm |
| Starlogo * |
logo-like turtles |
commands (Java) |
x |
x |
x |
x, x |
getting started, commands |
easy to use, applets generation |
inflexible, slow |
- |
- |
no OO; applet generation; easy to use; lots of examples; inflexibility; not for complex models |
- |
x |
solaris |
9x, nt, 2k, me, xp |
x |
1.2.2 (10.8.01) |
|
|
| StarlogoT |
logo-like turtles |
|
|
|
lots |
|
|
|
only Mac |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
PPC |
2001 R2 |
|
|
| NetLogo |
logo-like turtles |
Java |
x |
x |
lots |
x |
user |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
(java) |
1.0 (1.4.02) |
|
|
|