Research Modules

Mediating Complex Systems for Sustainability

Sustainability concerns generally involve complex, dynamic systems with many interdependent factors: economic, political, social and cultural. Successful decision strategies must adapt to changing conditions and are often distributed among various roles (producers, consumers, regulators). To enable citizens and policymakers to thrive in real-world situations, we are creating a new breed of decision simulator using a hybrid physical-digital environment. Multiple human actors, representing various roles, are able to interact with each other and with immersive audio/visual/tangible media in ways governed by computational models of the complex system.

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Contact: Harvey Thornburg