Applying Multi Agents to General Purpose Situational Simulations in Construction Management

Situational simulation environments are temporally dynamic clinical exercises that expose participants to rapidly unfolding events and the pressures of decision-making, both characteristic of the implementation phase of construction projects. The need for contextually rich education environments in construction suggests the development of a general-purpose situational simulation framework, which can be used by independent developers to build effective training environments. However, the absence of a simulation paradigm to effectively develop such training environments indicates the need for research in the area to develop a new framework that can support general-purpose situational simulations in construction. This paper argues that a multi-agent framework can be used to create a general-purpose situational simulation environment for the construction domain.