Resource sharing behaviors : modelagem e implementação de simulador para comportamentos de divisão de recursos e teoria dos jogos centrado no usuário

Abstract

This work aims to create a tool that simulates behavior among agents conducting resource sharing activities through typical games of Game Theory. The Resource Division theme is well studied among various knowledge areas such as Psychology, Management and Computing, counting with various approaches. One of that approach is the simulation of behavioral agents models performing the resource division activities. There are several problems in using this approach depending on the user's search area, but generally, the greatest difficulty is the availability of a tool that has ease of use and flexibility as key points of development. During the literature search, some tools was found that allow the user to carry out an easier way to experiment, but they not allowed the use to change the rules or modeling of the experiment. At the other end, tools were found allowing the researcher to be flexible, but has an unworkable complexity for people without programming knowledge. So it was decided to conduct a study of the state of the art about tools and models for the simulation of these problems, aiming to create a new tool that meets both demands. For this, the entire tool deployment process was accompanied by an expert in the theme, which should test the tool and point advantages and disadvantages to perform systematic evolution of the program. With each version, lessons were learned on what it should and should not be applied to modeling the agents to reach the expected result. After completion of the tool, the result was obtained a simple and powerful tool for the simulation of these behaviors who can be used easily by anyone with experience in the fields of Resources Division and Game Theory, allowing flexibility for adding new rules, games or features, on a easy way, for programming connoisseurs. So several tests were performed in order to verify the correctness of the outputs of the simulator, which was passed on to the auditor and a small group of end users to test and comment on the tool. Finally, we discussed the lessons learned and proposals for future work to carry out, which the objective of the improvement of the tool.