This Sim Corner column is a hands-on description of how to use the AgentSheets® simulation-authoring tool to 1) create a simulation of a virus attack spreading through a community of people, 2) publish this simulation as a Java applet on the web, and 3) connect the simulation with other educational components. A simple but detailed example was chosen here to illustrate that simulations relevant to school curriculum (for example, math, and in particular, the Connected Mathematics Project curriculum [Connected Math Curriculum]) can be built quickly and do not require the builders to have a programming background. A more general discussion of AgentSheets, including more complex simulations, can be found at the end of this article in the “About AgentSheets” section.
agent-based simulations, multimedia, simulation authoring tools, virus simulations,