Spaces of imitation

Tzafestas, ES

dc.contributor.author	Tzafestas, ES	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:46:32Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:46:32Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/32699
dc.subject	Spatial Structure	en
dc.subject.other	2-D space	en
dc.subject.other	Common languages	en
dc.subject.other	Cultural factors	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental stimuli	en
dc.subject.other	External signals	en
dc.subject.other	Mobility schemes	en
dc.subject.other	Spatial grids	en
dc.subject.other	Spatial structure	en
dc.subject.other	Linguistics	en
dc.subject.other	Query languages	en
dc.title	Spaces of imitation	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/NABIC.2009.5393724	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/NABIC.2009.5393724	en
heal.identifier.secondary	5393724	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	This paper presents an imitation mechanism and a study of its behavior in spatial grid-based configurations. The imitation mechanism replicates external signals without associating with objects, as in higher-level imitation; it is therefore a model of proto-imitation where agents imitate unconditionally the agents they happen to interact with. We study the mechanism in 2D space to understand how it influences the emerging spatial structures. Our results indicate that in the absence of ""adults"", i.e agents that act as tutors and do not imitate others, the whole grid eventually stabilizes to one common language for all agents. This is more rapid when various agent mobility schemes are introduced. Complex local micro-languages may emerge permanently, for example if a fair number of adults is present or temporarily if new words have to be invented from time to time, for example to account for new environmental stimuli or cultural factors. All our results suggest that a purely reactive proto-imitation mechanism can suffice to produce various language configurations in space, without the need for agents to reason explicitly on conditions and possible outcomes of language adoption. ©2009 IEEE.	en
heal.journalName	2009 World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing, NABIC 2009 - Proceedings	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/NABIC.2009.5393724	en
dc.identifier.spage	794	en
dc.identifier.epage	799	en