29.1 Introduction
A Petri net is an abstract, formal model of information flow in systems, particularly in those in which events can occur concurrently and where some form of synchronization or ordering is required.
In a video game, there are a variety of situations that require some sort of coordination or arbitration to decide what a group of agents should be doing and make sure their actions do not invalidate their peers’. Deciding who gets to use a special resource (e.g., a mounted gun) or how roles are selected in a combat scenario are examples of problems Petri nets ...
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