DA382A NetLogo Agent-Based Simulation

This repository hosts a NetLogo model that explores interactions between two breeds of agents—citizens and cops—inside a small town. The model demonstrates how Belief–Desire–Intention (BDI) reasoning, message-based communication, and time-driven routines can be combined to produce rich agent behaviour.

Directory structure

• FinalTemplate/ – primary implementation of the model.
  • FinalTemplate.nlogo – main NetLogo model file that ties together all supporting .nls files.
  • bdi.nls – helpers for storing beliefs, intentions and executing actions in a BDI style.
  • communication.nls – message passing system that lets agents send and receive information.
  • time_library.nls – wrappers around the time extension for scheduling and querying dates.
  • setupenvironment.nls – builds the map: homes, workplaces, town square, prison and other landmarks.
  • citizens.nls – citizen-specific state and behaviour routines.
  • cops.nls – cop-specific state and behaviour routines.
  • vid.nls – utilities for recording the simulation with the vid extension.
• PT_Template1/ – an earlier template kept for reference.

Running the model

1. Open FinalTemplate/FinalTemplate.nlogo in NetLogo.
2. Press Setup to create the town and spawn agents.
3. Press Go to start the simulation.
4. Adjust parameters in the Interface tab or extend the .nls files to explore new behaviours.

Development guidelines

Development should occur on separate branches. Avoid committing directly to main; merge only when features are stable and reviewed with the group.

License

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