Kinda Al_Sayed, Alasdair Turner
Agent analysis in Depthmap - Manual Page 3 of 10
Abstract. This manual is aimed to explain agent simulation methods that are incorporated
with the Space Syntax tools in UCL Depthmap10.14. The Agent model, developed by
Alasdair Turner, has different theoretical foundations than the Space Syntax model in that it
looks for adaptive behaviour of individuals/agents in relation to space rather than spatial
representation. Different Agent tools are provided on the 2D and 3D graph windows to
visualize aggregate and individual agent movement. These tools were initially dedicated to
form the experimental part of Alasdair Turner’s research, for this reason further testing is
needed to validate the rules on different building typologies and different architectural and
urban scales. The manual explains the use of the Agent Analysis Setup toolbox in the graph
window. The toolbox enables users to generate different patterns of aggregate behaviour by
controlling the parameters and rules in the toolbox window. In addition, the manual explains
some of the tools provided on the 3D view window that control the visualisation of the
standard agents. The 3D view helps understanding how individual movement behaviour of
standard automata/agents builds into aggregate patterns that might then be compared to
human behaviour in space.
