An Introduction to Social Simulation as a Learning Method
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https://doi.org/10.37467/gka-revedutech.v3.521Keywords:
Higher Education, Technologies in Education, Social Simulation, Artificial IntelligenceAbstract
The social simulation or SocSim is a method for the exploration and understanding of social processes through computer simulations. A society is a nonlinear complex system difficult to be modeled and studied. Therefore, in the last years, this paradigm has gained a great importance for the study of disciplines as diverse as sociology, biology, physics, chemistry, ecology, and economics. This paper presents the SocSim, the advantages of interactive learning, the main methodologies of research in this paradigm, practical tools to build these simulations, models ready for use in the classroom, and specific cases of emblematic social simulations as Sugarscape and the prisoner's dilemma. As explained, even without programming experience, SocSim is a powerful tool for understanding complex phenomena by interacting with simulated models which can be accessed from any web browser.
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