A service oriented architecture enabling policy simulation in virtual spaces

Kardara, M; Fuchs, O; Aisopos, F; Papaoikonomou, A; Tserpes, K; Varvarigou, T

dc.contributor.author	Kardara, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Fuchs, O	en
dc.contributor.author	Aisopos, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Papaoikonomou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Tserpes, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Varvarigou, T	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:47:15Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:47:15Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/33033
dc.subject	E-government	en
dc.subject	Policy simulation	en
dc.subject	Social networks	en
dc.subject	Virtual words	en
dc.subject.other	e-Government	en
dc.subject.other	Policy makers	en
dc.subject.other	Policy simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Social Networks	en
dc.subject.other	Testing environment	en
dc.subject.other	User interaction	en
dc.subject.other	Virtual spaces	en
dc.subject.other	Virtual word	en
dc.subject.other	Virtual worlds	en
dc.subject.other	Decision making	en
dc.subject.other	Information services	en
dc.subject.other	Network architecture	en
dc.subject.other	Service oriented architecture (SOA)	en
dc.subject.other	Social networking (online)	en
dc.subject.other	Virtual reality	en
dc.subject.other	Public policy	en
dc.title	A service oriented architecture enabling policy simulation in virtual spaces	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/VS-GAMES.2011.42	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VS-GAMES.2011.42	en
heal.identifier.secondary	5962127	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	In order to be able to measure the impact of future government proposals and policies on a large scale, policy makers need artificial environments that enable mass participation and user interaction in contexts that simulate real life societies. These environments will be used as ""sandboxes"" where potential policies will be put to force and users' reactions will be captured and analyzed in order to make estimations about the effectiveness of the policy in real societies. Virtual spaces including 3D virtual worlds and social networks are ideal for this purpose as, due to their popularity as well as their similarity to the real world, they can be seen as a simulation of society, a micro-society. The +Spaces project aims to provide the technology enabling governments to use Virtual Spaces as testing environments where prospective policies can be applied, as well as the necessary tools for capturing, processing and analyzing public reactions to them. The current paper presents a SOA based architecture that resides on top of Virtual Spaces and allows users to deploy applications that enable policy simulation, monitor and evaluate users' reactions to the new policy and present the results to the policy maker in a meaningful way. © 2011 IEEE.	en
heal.journalName	Proceedings - 2011 3rd International Conferenceon Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications, VS-Games 2011	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/VS-GAMES.2011.42	en
dc.identifier.spage	236	en
dc.identifier.epage	243	en