A Simple Multiple Resolution Entity Simulation

摘要

The goal of this paper is to develop a sound algorithmic basis for multi-resolution simulation, especially as it applies to abstractions of human organizational structures. This paper describes SMRES, a Simple Multiple Resolution Entity Simulation that we have developed. We are using SMRES to explore fundamental computational properties of multi-resolution simulations. SMRES focuses on a two-level hierarchy but can be arbitrarily extended in either hierarchical direction. Our goal in designing SMRES is to build a system that captures the fundamental issues of multi-resolution entity simulations but remains suitably abstract so that the system can be formally analyzed. We will discuss the formal definition and implementation of SMRES as well as the tradeoffs made while designing SMRES.