PS-I Changelog

What's new in PS-I 5.3.0

Jan 28, 2012
  • Effect code allows advanced users to develop agent rules to "push" attributes onto other agents (such as attacks)
  • New Command Window allows users to input TCL command directly into the PS-I interface
  • New memoization techniques implemented to optimize model speeds
  • Documentation for PS-I 5.2.7 vastly improved (see below)
  • Ability to treat two separate repertoires as one, allowing for a new repertoire size of 112 identities
  • New set of sample models to orient new users
  • Improved logging capability for debugging and testing

New in PS-I 5.2.7 (Jan 28, 2012)

  • Effect code allows advanced users to develop agent rules to "push" attributes onto other agents (such as attacks)
  • New Command Window allows users to input TCL command directly into the PS-I interface
  • New memoization techniques implemented to optimize model speeds
  • Documentation for PS-I 5.2.7 vastly improved (see below)
  • Ability to treat two separate repertoires as one, allowing for a new repertoire size of 112 identities
  • New set of sample models to orient new users
  • Improved logging capability for debugging and testing

New in PS-I 3.0.3 (Jan 28, 2012)

  • Rules viewer
  • Moderated jump bias evolution process
  • Realtime syntax feedback
  • More field editing capabilities
  • More routines for manipulation of repertoires and sets
  • Self test suite
  • Default NONE agentclass that describes empty agents.
  • More icons to represent agents in field viewer.

New in PS-I 2.4.0 (Jan 28, 2012)

  • selection tool allows to select areas using geometrical figures and mathematical expressions
  • effect tool allows to change attributes of agents in an area created by selection tool according to user-defined expressions
  • improved interactivity
  • support for tcl scripts embedded in model specification files
  • hash functions that can be used to generate repeatable random sequences
  • templatized creation of new model specification files (ABIR model, currently)
  • dynamic addition of attributes

New in PS-I 2.2.0 (Jan 28, 2012)

  • declarative language for model specification
  • industry standard Tcl/Tk scripting
  • with built-in routine optimization, speculative evaluation and xf86 JIT compiler users can create complex models without sacrificing performance
  • user friendly interface
  • save and restore program runs
  • change model parameters on the fly
  • data visualization: field display with multiple agent shapes and color, statistics window, agent viewer, routine browser and highlight agents tool