Model building in the social sciences can increasingly rely on well elaborated formal theories. At the same time inexpensive large computational capacities are
This book progressively works out a method of constructing models which can bridge the gap between empirical and theoretical research in the social sciences. It
The new book series “The Science and Art of Simulation” (SAS) addresses computer simulations as a scientific activity and engineering artistry (in the sense
Social sciences -- Simulation methods. Social interaction -- Computer simulation. Social sciences -- Mathematical models. (publisher)
This insightful book is the first to critically examine the ideas of some of the key thinkers of simulation. It addresses the work of Baudrillard, Debord, Viril
