FIRST CONGRESS ON THE INFORMATION SYSTEM SCIENCES SESSION 7. INFORMATION SYSTEM SIMULATION AND MODELLING TECHNIQUES.

Abstract

The Leviathan project is a unique, experimental approach to studying the structure and social dynamics of large-scale organizations such as a military command, a government bureau, or an in dustrial organization. It involves creation of an artificial society in a computerized labora tory, combining live subjects who enact manage rial roles with artificial agents which implement policy decisions. Three simulations are discussed in this paper: an automatic-mode simulation, a live simulation, and a dual-mode simulation. UTOMATIC MODE SIMULATION (June 1961) demon strated the feasibility of operating a complex technological system on a large modern computer. The live simulation (April 1962) demonstrated the practicality of operating this system in a computerized laboratory with live executives. The live subjects were required to communicate through the computer which recorded all inter actions. The dual-mode simulation would combine live subjects and artificial agents. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0426985

Entities

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Computers
  • Congress
  • Dual Mode
  • Dynamics
  • Executives
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • National Governments
  • Research Facilities
  • Simulations
  • Simulators

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