Understanding complex infrastructure systems: the case of SimPort-MV2

Author

Bekebrede, Geertje ; Meijer, Sebastiaan A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Technol., Policy & Manage., Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands

fYear

2009

fDate

9-11 Dec. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Planning and design of infrastructures is a complicated process, which is caused by the complexity of the subject matter. The theory of complex adaptive systems offers insights that can be of use in the design process. However, translating theory into practice is difficult. Gaming is proposed as a tool to bridge this gap by simulating complex adaptive systems. The objective of the paper is to analyze whether gaming can simulate the behavior of a complex adaptive system. We use the game SimPort-MV2 as a case study. Based on this example, we conclude that games can simulate complex adaptive systems. However, we raise specific concerns about the validity of the outcome and use of the game.

Keywords

computer games; large-scale systems; SimPort-MV2; complex adaptive systems; complex infrastructure systems; gaming; Adaptive systems; Analytical models; Bridges; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Content addressable storage; Environmental economics; Game theory; Process design; Sociotechnical systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrastructure Systems and Services: Developing 21st Century Infrastructure Networks, (INFRA), 2009 Second International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chennai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5599-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INFRA.2009.5397875

Filename

5397875