Computer virtualization in social studies ?

[Babak_Deghat]

Has any kind of computer virtualization ever been used in social studies ?
I mean like creating a virtual environment where you can simulate a standard society and study the behaviors and interactions .
has any one ever tried anything similar ?

 

[Lexluethar]

Sounds like Sim City....

 

[Yevrag35]

Sounds like Sim City....

Ha....or The Sims. Maxis has been doing this for years lol.

 

[carnageX]

Yep, The Sims. Or for online games... Second Life. Or WoW. Honestly any MMO game has some sort of "society" and could easily be studied.

 

[Babak_Deghat]

No guys i think you got it all wrong . I mean something more sophisticated than a game .
For example creating a functioning and virtual society , like today's world , but with such a high artificial intelligence that this society actually makes its own history and culture . Then we can simulate the current world events in the program .
Scientist today use computer simulations in many fields (physics,chemistry,cosmology,astronomy, etc....) i was just wondering if we can create a virtual population which can be used for legitimate social experiments .

 

[Lexluethar]

Oh I'm sorry, i misunderstood you....

Civilization V does a pretty good job of this too, another Sid Meier blockbuster.