June 2013
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Cellular Automata Simulation 219
sugar
sugar
green mountain
green mountain
FIGURE 7.30: Two sugar (gre e n) mountains in the Sugarscape model.
incorporation of concepts such as breeding, pollution, culture, combat, trade,
and dise ase.
The notatio ns and definitions regarding Sugarscape presented in this sec-
tion are based on [33].
7.10.1 A simp le Sugarscape model
Agents live in a spa c e named Sugarscape, which is a two-dimensional
square lattice toroida lly connected at the top, bo ttom, and left and right
edges. Each lattice point contains sugar, and the maximum quantity of sugar
is set on a per- point basis. The amount of sugar increases at a pre defined ...