http://popups.lib.uliege.be/1373-5411/index.php?id=1385 Index terms fr 0 http://popups.lib.uliege.be/1373-5411/index.php?id=2689 When designing information systems, it would be good to be able to compare alternatives. However, information systems are complex phenomena as they encompass the humans involved in distributing the information. One possible way of making comparisons would be through simulation. Having constructed a prototype for such a simulation we have seen that the traditional approaches, such as Cellular Automata utilized within the social simulations field are usable but not sufficient. However, the newer agent-based approaches show more promise. We conclude that in order to make simulations of our kind possible, the new technologies, such as multi-agant systems, need be adapted and extended. One of the pieces missing is an agent-based infrastructure building on anticipatory principles for agent information behavior. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:09:22 +0200 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:49:09 +0200 http://popups.lib.uliege.be/1373-5411/index.php?id=2689 http://popups.lib.uliege.be/1373-5411/index.php?id=1383 The current state of approaches to situations with natural, technical and living components leading to changes in physical and mental properties, is discussed. Energy, artefacts and information as products are instrumental in these changes of which the notion of information is developed in more detail. The method of linguistic modelling as a symbolism to represent dynamic situations, is introduced. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:00:17 +0200 Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:00:33 +0200 http://popups.lib.uliege.be/1373-5411/index.php?id=1383