(still in the context of social simulation and advanced visualization of
natural phenomena.)
So glad you brought up disaster preparedness re:social simulation. For those
interested in the topic, take a look at this image
http://www.tacc.utexas.edu/research/gallery/pages/12.php
Briefly, through super computers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center
(UTAustin), researchers ran 30 forecasts (rather than one.) for each
prediction of hurricane Ike hitting coastal communities (specifically
Galveston, Texas).
Super-computer Ranger (it is Texas after allJ) crunched the data that
allowed the previous image and others you can see in TACC's gallery
http://www.tacc.utexas.edu/research/gallery/visGallery.php
If as you say, Roger (and I agree)
>social simulation systems will presumably result in modification of
behaviour= in the same way that we dont interact directly with the climate-
but simulations of climate change are leading to changes in social
behaviour.
...then in a way, most (all?) advanced visualization imagery of natural
phenomena has some impact, in the mid/long term, in some type of social
behavior . Besides disaster preparedness, any other examples out there that
folks would like to share?
Ana Boa-Ventura
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malina
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Subject: [Yasmin_discussions] social simulation software
Dear Ana Boa-Ventura
Your comment about:
I think the problem with discussing this topic stems from what at a first
glance may seem like a paradox as social simulation systems don't
(generally) involve interaction. To that extent, we sort of freeze when we
try to identify references to the user's behavior (or at least I doJ)
Is of course correct, and the smart mob examples as well as computer games
with social simulations embedded are the obvious exception (thanks for the
children of arcadia example) =but in a larger sense as we develop social
simulation systems this will presumably result in modification of behaviour=
in the same way that we dont interact directly with the climate- but
simulations of climate change are leading to changes in social behaviour.
Another area of course where social simulation software is used in is
various kinds of training systems and these it seem to me have interesting
cultural connotations, These kinds of systems are used by disaster relief
agencies I think, and of course the military.
roger
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