AgentSheets, Inc.
http://www.agentsheets.com
AgentSheets makes software that helps users create their
own agent-based simulations. Designed for non-programmers,
users create simulations...
Diad, Inc.
http://www.diad.com
Diad creates real-time weather monitoring systems. Their
software includes
data colleciton, display, and distribution tools.
ESRI, Inc.
http://www.esri.com
ESRI develops Geographic Information Systems (GIS). They
create a wide
variety of tools for displaying, manipulating, distributing,
and querying
geographic information. They are best known for the ArcGIS
family of
products.
GW Hannaway and Associates
http://www.gwha.com
GW Hannaway is a Boulder company that specializes in
computer graphics. They deal with systems, 3D development,
and computer video.
Intrado
http://www.intrado.com
Intrado provides telephone services for emergency response.
Services include 911 network and data management.
NetDevil
http://www.netdevil.com
NetDevil creates massively multiplayer video games. Their
main game is Jumpgate, a space trading and combat game.
SimAuthor
http://www.simauthor.com
SimAuthor develops data and visualization software for
flight simulator training. Their tools record simulation
data and facilitate collaborative debriefing.
Jaleco Entertainment
http://www.jaleco.com
Jaleco (formerly VR1) makes video games for computers
and gaming consoles. Of particular interest are Evernight,
a massively multiplayer online strategry game, and Sea
Trader, a commodity trading game.
Swarm
http://www.swarm.org
Swarm is a software packing for developing multi-agent
decentralized system simulations. It provides an object-oriented
programming model and tools for creating simulations using
Java and Objective-C.
Living Stories
http://www.living-stories.com
Living Stories makes interactive live role-playing games.
Games can be written to encourage teamwork and problem
solving skills.
Educational Efficacy of Educational Simulation
Games
http://swiki.esig.ucar.edu/dd/28
This page provides citations to published articles that
analyze the efficacy
of computer-based educational simulation games. Part of
the Disaster
Dynamics Web site, this page...
Funagain Games
http://kumquat.com/cgi-kumquat/funagain/home
Funagain Games is an electronic merchant of board games.
They maintain a large catalog of commercial board games
and have an extensive database of published board games.
Crowding the Rim
http://www.crowdingtherim.org/
A role-playing negotiation simulation that focuses on
the response of several fictitious Pacific Rim coutries
to seismic hazard. Includes the effects of uncertainty
and nonlinearity ("ripple effects"); promotes
international, cross-sector discussions.
METRO-APEX
http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/apex/materials.htm
Metro-Apex is an early (1960s) computer-based urban planning
game. Players assume roles of stakeholders in the ficticous
Apex city and must collaborate to solve issues of mutual
concern. Large groups (30+ participants) are required
and game play takes several hours. Decisions are very
sophisticated and are targeted at expert planners and
decision makers.
NitroGenius
http://www.serc.nl/play2learn/products/nitrogenius/
NitroGenius is a Dutch environmental game about solving
nitrogen management problems. Free single-player version,
commercial multi-player version available.
AgLand: The Game
http://www.apec.umn.edu/faculty/sjtaff/agland/
A retired University of Minnesota game about agricultural
land-use issues.
Virtual U
http://www.virtual-u.org
An educational game where you run a university.
State of Texas Emergency Management Software Products
http://hurricanes.tamu.edu/software/software.asp
Supported by Texas A&M University, these products
are decision support systems to assess hurricane threat,
evacuation response, and projected disaster impacts (derived
from flooding damage).
NWS Service Assessments
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/assessments/index.shtml
The NWS conducts Service Assessments to evaluate its
performance during catastrophic weather events. These
reports contain a lot of detailed information about individual
extreme events.
