Adaptive battle agents: Emergence in artificial life combat models

We explore emergent behavior in an agent-based model of a complex system. The particular complex system we consider is a battlefield simulation. These agents are modeled in the RePast agent-based modeling environment. We will explore how agents of various capabilities and differing task sets affect the outcome of a battle. The capabilities of these agents include, but are not limited to, the ability to maneuver on the battlefield, receive and understand messages, formulate and send messages and attack enemy agents.Thomas J. A. Baker, Matthew Botting, Matthew J. Berryman, Alex Ryan, Anne-Marie Grisogono, and Derek Abbot