computer science

PlatBox Project

PlatBox Project is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand PlatBox Project rather than just read about it. In short: PlatBox Project, formally known as Boxed Economy Project, is a multi-agent based computer simulation software development project founded by Iba Laboratory at Keio University, Japan. The main work of PlatBox Project is to develop PlatBox Simulator and Component Builder, which are claimed to be the first multi-agent computer simulation software that do not require end-users to have any computer programming skill in o…

Key takeaways

PlatBox Project belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect PlatBox Project to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of PlatBox Project from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

PlatBox Project, formally known as Boxed Economy Project, is a multi-agent based computer simulation software development project founded by Iba Laboratory at Keio University, Japan. The main work of PlatBox Project is to develop PlatBox Simulator and Component Builder, which are claimed to be the first multi-agent computer simulation software that do not require end-users to have any computer programming skill in order to create and execute multi-agent computer simulation models. Currently, the project is organized by Takashi Iba, assistant professor from Keio University, and Nozomu Aoyama. PlatBox Simulator and Component Builder are currently offered only in Japanese; however, the English version is expected to be out anytime soon.

PlatBox Simulator PlatBox Simulator is a multi-agent based simulation platform developed by PlatBox Project.

ComponentBuilder ComponentBuilder is a multi-agent based simulation modeling tool developed by PlatBox Project.

See also Agent-based model Repast (modeling toolkit)

Articles Resolving the Existing Problems by Boxed Economy Simulation Platform. T. Iba, Y. Chubachi, Y. Matsuzawa, K. Asaka, K. Kaiho, Agent-based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems, A. Namatame, et al. (eds.), IOS Press, 2002, pp. 59–68. Boxed Economy Foundation Model: Toward Simulation Platform for Agent-Based Economic Simulations. T. Iba, Y. Takabe, Y. Chubachi, J. Tanaka, K. Kamihashi, R. Tsuya, S. Kitano, M. Hirokane, Y. Matsuzawa, New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, Takao Terano, Toyoaki Nishida, Akira Namatame, Syusaku Tsumoto, Yukio Ohsawa, Takashi Washio (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, 2001, pp. 227–236 Iterated Prisoners' Dilemma on Alliance Networks. T. Furukawazono, Y. Takada, T. Iba, International Workshop and Conference on Network Science 2007, New York, May, 2007 Understanding Social Complex Systems with PlatBox Simulator. T. Iba, The 5th International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Economics and Finance (CIEF2006), Taiwan, Oct., 2006 (pp. 64–67) Building a Simulation Model of the Currency Basket Peg System. M. Kunitomo, T. Iba, H. Takayasu, The 5th International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Economics and Finance (CIEF2006), Taiwan, Oct., 2006 (pp. 129–132) Building a Simulation Model of Foreign Exchange Market: Reproduction of Yen Dollar Market. A. Usami, R. Tsuya, T. Iba, H. Takayasu, The 5th International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Economics and Finance (CIEF2006), Taiwan, Oct., 2006 (pp. 133–136) Consumer Network and Market Dynamics. S. Itoh, Y. Murakami, T. Iba, The 5th International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Economics and Finance (CIEF2006), Taiwan, Oct., 2006 (pp. 22–25) Analysis of Factors which Contribute to Inter-Enterprise Competition. T. Shimizu, Y. Takada, T. Iba, The 5th International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Economics and Finance (CIEF2006), Taiwan, Oct., 2006 (pp. 68–71) A Collaborative Tool for Modeling and Simulating Social Complex Systems. T. Iba, N. Aoyama, Y. Takada, Y. Murakami, The First International Conference on Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems (KICSS2006), Thailand, Aug., 2006 (pp. 239–244) Social Interaction Models: Toward A Platform for Infection Transmission Science. Takashi Iba, International Symposium on Trends in Transmission Models for Infectious Diseases 2005 - Modeling Biology Focusing on Social Risk Assessment-, Tokyo, Japan, 2005 Development Tools of Simulation Models with MDA. Nozomu Aoyama, Rintaro Takeda, Takashi Iba, Hajime Ohiwa, International Workshop on Massively Multi-Agent Systems, Kyoto, Japan, Dec. 2004 A Framework and Tools for Modeling and Simulating Societies as Evolutionary Complex Systems. Takashi Iba, 2nd International Conference of the European Social Simulation Association, Spain, Sep, 2004 Analysis on the Factor of Price Volatility in Deregulated Electric Power Market. Ryunosuke Tsuya, Naoto Sato, Takashi Iba, Yyoshiyasu Takefuji, 2nd International Conference of the European Social Simulation Association, Spain, Sep, 2004 From Conceptual Models to Simulation Models: Model Driven Development of Agent-Based Simulations. Takashi Iba, Yoshiaki Matsuzawa, Nozomu Aoyama, 9th Workshop on Economics and Heterogeneous Interacting Agents, Kyoto, Japan, May 2004. Boxed Economy Foundation Model. T. Iba, Y. Chubachi, Y. Takabe, K. Kaiho, and Y. Takefuji, The AAAI-02 Workshop on Multi-Agent Modeling and Simulation of Economic Systems, pp. 78–83, Canada, July 2002. Boxed Economy Simulation Platform for Agent-Based Economic and Social Modeling. T. Iba, Y. Takefuji, Computational Analysis of Social and Organizational Systems 2002, Pittsburgh, USA, June 2002. Boxed Economy Simulation Platform and Foundation Model. T. Iba, Y. Takabe, Y. Chubachi, Y. Takefuji, Workshop of Emergent Complexity of Artificial Markets, 4th International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications, pp. 34–38, Kanagawa, October 2001. Boxed Economy Foundation Model: Toward Simulation Platform for Agent-Based Economic Simulations. T. Iba, Y. Takabe, Y. Chubachi, J. Tanaka, K. Kamihashi, R. Tsuya, S. Kitano, M. Hirokane, Y. Matsuzawa, JSAI 2001 International Workshop on Agent-based Approaches in Economic and Social Complex Systems, Matsue, May 2001, pp. 186–193 Exploratory Model Building: Toward Agent-Based Economics. T. Iba, M. Hirokane, H. Kawakami, H. Takenaka, Y. Takefuji, International Session, The 4th Annual Meeting of the Japan Association for Evolutionary Economics, Tokyo, March 2000. Boxed Economy Model : Fundamental Concepts and Perspectives. T. Iba, M. Hirokane, Y. Takabe, H. Takenaka, Y. Takefuji, First International Workshop on Computational Intelligence in Economics and Finance, Atlantic City, U.S., March 2000.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with PlatBox Project

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what PlatBox Project claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to PlatBox Project before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about PlatBox Project ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of PlatBox Project

In research: PlatBox Project appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses PlatBox Project in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: PlatBox Project is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Software projects, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for PlatBox Project outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study PlatBox Project in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what PlatBox Project means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain PlatBox Project out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is PlatBox Project in simple terms?

Why does PlatBox Project matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study PlatBox Project?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on PlatBox Project.