• DocumentCode
    2462374
  • Title

    Agent-Based Modeling of Early Cultural Evolution

  • Author

    Reynolds, Robert G. ; Whallon, Robert ; Ali, Mostafa Z. ; Zadegan, Behnooshi M.

  • Author_Institution
    Wayne State Univ., Wayne
  • fYear
    0
  • fDate
    0-0 0
  • Firstpage
    1135
  • Lastpage
    1142
  • Abstract
    Our conceptual model of hunter-gatherer search methods, vector voting, was developed based on a decision-making model. A multi-agent simulation model (currently adopted to be viewed as a game) was developed based on this model. Experiments are performed using this model and the results are analyzed to explore the impact of decision-making methods and resource sharing methods on population survival. The results suggest the fixed order strategies outperform equalitarian strategies head to head.
  • Keywords
    decision making; evolutionary computation; multi-agent systems; search problems; agent-based modeling; cultural evolution; decision-making model; hunter-gatherer search methods; multiagent simulation model; population survival; resource sharing; vector voting; Animals; Computational modeling; Computer science; Cultural differences; Decision making; Humans; Mathematical model; Search methods; Steady-state; Voting; Cultural Algorithms; complex systems; intelligent agents; multi-agent systems; social evolution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Evolutionary Computation, 2006. CEC 2006. IEEE Congress on
  • Conference_Location
    Vancouver, BC
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9487-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CEC.2006.1688437
  • Filename
    1688437