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}}</ref><ref name="Page98">{{cite conference | last = Page | first = E. |author2=Griffen, S. P. | title = Providing Conceptual Framework Support for Distributed Web-Based Simulation within the High Level Architecture. | book-title = Proceedings of the SPIE Conference on Enabling Technologies for Simulation Science II, Orlando, Florida, USA. | year = 1998 | citeseerx = 10.1.1.37.4216 }}</ref><ref name="Page00">{{cite conference | last = Page | first = E. |author2=Opper, J. M. | title = Investigating the Application of Web-Based Simulation Principles within the Architecture for a Next-Generation Computer Generated Forces Model. | book-title = Future Generation Computer Systems 19: 159-169. | year = 2000 |url=http://www.thesimguy.com/articles/fgcs.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Byrne">{{cite conference | last = Byrne | first = James |author2=Heavey, Cathal |author3=Byrne, P.J. | title = SIMCT: An Application of Web Based Simulation. | book-title = Proceedings of the 2006 Operational Research Society (UK) 3rd Simulation Workshop (SW06), 28-29th March, Royal Leamington Spa, UK. | year = 2006 | url = http://www.orsoc.org.uk/orshop/(vhkfborwn2ka1k453pnsc4yr)/orcontent.aspx?inc=simulation2006_proceedings.htm }}</ref> Increasingly, the web is being looked upon as an environment for providing modeling and simulation applications, and as such, is an emerging area of investigation within the simulation community.<ref name="Byrne"/><ref name="Guru">{{cite conference | last = Guru | first = A. |author2=Savory, P. |author3=Williams, R. | title = A Web-based Interface for Storing and Executing Simulation Models. | book-title = Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference, Orlando, Florida. | year = 2000 |url=https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=imsefacpub}}</ref><ref name="Harrell">{{cite conference | last = Harrell | first = C. R. |author2=Hicks, D. A. | title = Simulation Software Component Architecture for Simulation-based Enterprise Applications. | book-title = Proceedings of the 1998 Winter Simulation Conference, Washington D.C., USA. | year = 1998 | | }}</ref><ref name="Page98">{{cite conference | last = Page | first = E. |author2=Griffen, S. P. | title = Providing Conceptual Framework Support for Distributed Web-Based Simulation within the High Level Architecture. | book-title = Proceedings of the SPIE Conference on Enabling Technologies for Simulation Science II, Orlando, Florida, USA. | year = 1998 | citeseerx = 10.1.1.37.4216 }}</ref><ref name="Page00">{{cite conference | last = Page | first = E. |author2=Opper, J. M. | title = Investigating the Application of Web-Based Simulation Principles within the Architecture for a Next-Generation Computer Generated Forces Model. | book-title = Future Generation Computer Systems 19: 159-169. | year = 2000 |url=http://www.thesimguy.com/articles/fgcs.pdf}}</ref><ref name="Byrne">{{cite conference | last = Byrne | first = James |author2=Heavey, Cathal |author3=Byrne, P.J. | title = SIMCT: An Application of Web Based Simulation. | book-title = Proceedings of the 2006 Operational Research Society (UK) 3rd Simulation Workshop (SW06), 28-29th March, Royal Leamington Spa, UK. | year = 2006 | url = http://www.orsoc.org.uk/orshop/(vhkfborwn2ka1k453pnsc4yr)/orcontent.aspx?inc=simulation2006_proceedings.htm }}</ref> Increasingly, the web is being looked upon as an environment for providing [[Modeling and simulation|modeling and simulation]] applications, and as such, is an emerging area of investigation within the simulation community.<ref name="Byrne"/><ref name="Guru">{{cite conference | last = Guru | first = A. |author2=Savory, P. |author3=Williams, R. | title = A Web-based Interface for Storing and Executing Simulation Models. | book-title = Proceedings of the 2000 Winter Simulation Conference, Orlando, Florida. | year = 2000 |url=https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=imsefacpub}}</ref><ref name="Harrell">{{cite conference | last = Harrell | first = C. R. |author2=Hicks, D. A. | title = Simulation Software Component Architecture for Simulation-based Enterprise Applications. | book-title = Proceedings of the 1998 Winter Simulation Conference, Washington D.C., USA. | year = 1998 | doi = 10.1109/WSC.1998.746053 | s2cid = 11277437 }}</ref> | ||
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* In e-learning, various principles can quickly be illustrated to students by means of interactive [[Computer animation|computer animation]]s, for example during lecture demonstrations and computer exercises. | * In e-learning, various principles can quickly be illustrated to students by means of interactive [[Computer animation|computer animation]]s, for example during lecture demonstrations and computer exercises. | ||
* In distance learning, web-based simulation may provide an alternative to installing expensive simulation software on the student computer, or an alternative to expensive laboratory equipment. | * In distance learning, web-based simulation may provide an alternative to installing expensive simulation software on the student computer, or an alternative to expensive laboratory equipment. | ||
* In [[Software engineering|software engineering]], '''web-based emulation''' allows application development and testing on one platform for other target platforms, for example for various [[Mobile operating system|mobile operating system]]s<ref>[http://speckyboy.com/2010/04/12/mobile-web-and-app-development-testing-and-emulation-tools/ Mobile Web and App Development Testing and Emulation Tools], Specky boy design magazine, April 12, 2010</ref> or mobile web browsers, without the need of target hardware or locally installed emulation software. | * In [[Software engineering|software engineering]], '''web-based emulation''' allows application development and testing on one platform for other target platforms, for example for various [[Mobile operating system|mobile operating system]]s<ref>[http://speckyboy.com/2010/04/12/mobile-web-and-app-development-testing-and-emulation-tools/ Mobile Web and App Development Testing and Emulation Tools], Specky boy design magazine, April 12, 2010</ref> or mobile web browsers, without the need of target hardware or locally installed [[Emulator|emulation software]]. | ||
* In online computer games, 3D environments can be simulated, and old [[Engineering:Home computer|home computer]]s and [[Engineering:Video game console|video game console]]s can be emulated, allowing the user to play old computer games in the web browser. | * In online computer games, 3D environments can be simulated, and old [[Engineering:Home computer|home computer]]s and [[Engineering:Video game console|video game console]]s can be emulated, allowing the user to play old computer games in the web browser. | ||
* In medical education, nurse education and allied health education (like [[Medicine:Sonographer|sonographer]] training), web-based simulations can be used for learning and practicing clinical healthcare procedures. Web-based procedural simulations emphasize the cognitive elements such as the steps of the procedure, the decisions, the tools/devices to be used, and the correct anatomical location. | * In [[Medicine:Medical education|medical education]], nurse education and allied health education (like [[Medicine:Sonographer|sonographer]] training), web-based simulations can be used for learning and practicing clinical healthcare procedures. Web-based procedural simulations emphasize the cognitive elements such as the steps of the procedure, the decisions, the tools/devices to be used, and the correct anatomical location. | ||
==Client-side vs server-side approaches== | ==Client-side vs server-side approaches== | ||
Web-based simulation can take place either on the server side or on the client side. In ''server-side simulation'', the numerical calculations and visualization (generation of plots and other computer graphics) is carried out on the web server, while the interactive [[Graphical user interface|graphical user interface]] (GUI) often partly is provided by the client-side, for example using [[Server-side scripting|server-side scripting]] such as [[ | Web-based simulation can take place either on the server side or on the client side. In ''server-side simulation'', the numerical calculations and visualization (generation of plots and other computer graphics) is carried out on the web server, while the interactive [[Graphical user interface|graphical user interface]] (GUI) often partly is provided by the client-side, for example using [[Server-side scripting|server-side scripting]] such as [[PHP]] or CGI scripts, interactive services based on [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]] or a conventional application software remotely accessed through a [[Software:VNC|VNC]] Java applet. | ||
In ''client-side simulation'', the simulation program is downloaded from the server side but completely executed on the client side, for example using Java applets, [[Flash animation]]s, [[JavaScript]], or some mathematical software viewer plug-in. Server-side simulation is not scalable for many simultaneous users, but places fewer demands on the user computer performance and web-browser plug-ins than client-side simulation. | In ''client-side simulation'', the simulation program is downloaded from the server side but completely executed on the client side, for example using Java applets, [[Flash animation]]s, [[JavaScript]], or some mathematical software viewer plug-in. Server-side simulation is not scalable for many simultaneous users, but places fewer demands on the user computer performance and web-browser plug-ins than client-side simulation. | ||
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*[[Software:Easy Java Simulations|Easy Java Simulations]] – a tool for modelling and visualization of physical phenomenons, that automatically generates Java code from mathematical expressions. | *[[Software:Easy Java Simulations|Easy Java Simulations]] – a tool for modelling and visualization of physical phenomenons, that automatically generates Java code from mathematical expressions. | ||
*[[ExploreLearning]] Gizmos – a large library of interactive online simulations for math and science education in grades 3–12. | *[[ExploreLearning]] Gizmos – a large library of interactive online simulations for math and science education in grades 3–12. | ||
*[[Software:FreeFem++|FreeFem++]] Javascript Version<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ljll.math.upmc.fr/lehyaric/ffjs/17.1/|title=Index - FreeFem++-js 17.1|website=www.ljll.math.upmc.fr|access-date=2018-11-30}}</ref> – FreeFem++<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://freefem.org|title=FreeFem++|website=freefem.org|language=en|access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref> is a free and open source PDE solver using the finite element method. | *[[Software:FreeFem++|FreeFem++]] Javascript Version<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ljll.math.upmc.fr/lehyaric/ffjs/17.1/|title=Index - FreeFem++-js 17.1|website=www.ljll.math.upmc.fr|access-date=2018-11-30|archive-date=2022-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407035218/https://www.ljll.math.upmc.fr/lehyaric/ffjs/17.1/|url-status=dead}}</ref> – FreeFem++<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://freefem.org|title=FreeFem++|website=freefem.org|language=en|access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref> is a free and open source PDE solver using the finite element method. | ||
*[[Software:GNU Octave#Web Interfaces|GNU Octave web interfaces]] – [[Software:MATLAB|MATLAB]] compatible open-source software | *[[Software:GNU Octave#Web Interfaces|GNU Octave web interfaces]] – [[Software:MATLAB|MATLAB]] compatible open-source software | ||
*[[Company:Lanner Group Ltd|Lanner Group Ltd]] L-SIM Server – Java-based [[Discrete-event simulation|discrete-event simulation]] engine which supports model standards such as BPMN 2.0 | *[[Company:Lanner Group Ltd|Lanner Group Ltd]] L-SIM Server – Java-based [[Discrete-event simulation|discrete-event simulation]] engine which supports model standards such as BPMN 2.0 | ||
*Nanohub – web 2.0 in-browser interactive simulation of [[Engineering:Nanotechnology|nanotechnology]] | *Nanohub – web 2.0 in-browser interactive simulation of [[Engineering:Nanotechnology|nanotechnology]] | ||
*[[NetLogo]] – a multi-agent programming language and integrated modeling environment that runs on the Java Virtual Machine | *[[NetLogo]] – a multi-agent programming language and integrated modeling environment that runs on the Java Virtual Machine | ||
*[[Software:OpenPlaG|OpenPlaG]] – [[ | *[[Software:OpenPlaG|OpenPlaG]] – [[PHP]]-based function graph plotter for the use on websites | ||
*[[Medicine:OpenEpi|OpenEpi]] – web-based packet of tools for [[Biology:Biostatistics|biostatistics]] | *[[Medicine:OpenEpi|OpenEpi]] – web-based packet of tools for [[Biology:Biostatistics|biostatistics]] | ||
*Recursive Porous Agent Simulation Toolkit (Repast) – agent-based modeling and simulation toolkit implemented in Java and many other languages | *Recursive Porous Agent Simulation Toolkit (Repast) – agent-based modeling and simulation toolkit implemented in Java and many other languages | ||
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*[[StarLogo]] – agent-based simulation language written in Java. | *[[StarLogo]] – agent-based simulation language written in Java. | ||
*[[Software:VisSim|VisSim viewer]] – graphically programmed [[Data-flow diagram|data-flow diagram]]s for simulation of dynamical systems | *[[Software:VisSim|VisSim viewer]] – graphically programmed [[Data-flow diagram|data-flow diagram]]s for simulation of dynamical systems | ||
*[[ | *[[Company:Mathematica#Deployment|webMathematica and Mathematica Player]] – a computer algebra system and programming language. | ||
*[[Software:VisualSim Architect|VisualSim Architect]] – VisualSim Explorer enables system-level models to be embedded in documents for viewing, simulation and analysis from within a web browser without any local software installation. | *[[Software:VisualSim Architect|VisualSim Architect]] – VisualSim Explorer enables system-level models to be embedded in documents for viewing, simulation and analysis from within a web browser without any local software installation. | ||
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*[http://vam.anest.ufl.edu/wip.html A portfolio of public-access and free web-based simulations] | *[http://vam.anest.ufl.edu/wip.html A portfolio of public-access and free web-based simulations] | ||
[[Category:Simulation software]] | [[Category:Simulation software]] | ||
[[Category:Web applications]] | [[Category:Web applications]] | ||
{{Sourceattribution|Web-based simulation | {{Sourceattribution|Web-based simulation}} | ||
Latest revision as of 02:38, 20 May 2026
Web-based simulation (WBS) is the invocation of computer simulation services over the World Wide Web, specifically through a web browser.[1][2][3][4] Increasingly, the web is being looked upon as an environment for providing modeling and simulation applications, and as such, is an emerging area of investigation within the simulation community.[4][5][6]
Application
Web-based simulation is used in several contexts:
- In e-learning, various principles can quickly be illustrated to students by means of interactive computer animations, for example during lecture demonstrations and computer exercises.
- In distance learning, web-based simulation may provide an alternative to installing expensive simulation software on the student computer, or an alternative to expensive laboratory equipment.
- In software engineering, web-based emulation allows application development and testing on one platform for other target platforms, for example for various mobile operating systems[7] or mobile web browsers, without the need of target hardware or locally installed emulation software.
- In online computer games, 3D environments can be simulated, and old home computers and video game consoles can be emulated, allowing the user to play old computer games in the web browser.
- In medical education, nurse education and allied health education (like sonographer training), web-based simulations can be used for learning and practicing clinical healthcare procedures. Web-based procedural simulations emphasize the cognitive elements such as the steps of the procedure, the decisions, the tools/devices to be used, and the correct anatomical location.
Client-side vs server-side approaches
Web-based simulation can take place either on the server side or on the client side. In server-side simulation, the numerical calculations and visualization (generation of plots and other computer graphics) is carried out on the web server, while the interactive graphical user interface (GUI) often partly is provided by the client-side, for example using server-side scripting such as PHP or CGI scripts, interactive services based on Ajax or a conventional application software remotely accessed through a VNC Java applet.
In client-side simulation, the simulation program is downloaded from the server side but completely executed on the client side, for example using Java applets, Flash animations, JavaScript, or some mathematical software viewer plug-in. Server-side simulation is not scalable for many simultaneous users, but places fewer demands on the user computer performance and web-browser plug-ins than client-side simulation.
The term on-line simulation sometimes refers to server-side web-based simulation, sometimes to symbiotic simulation, i.e. a simulation that interacts in real-time with a physical system.
The upcoming cloud-computing technologies can be used for new server-side simulation approaches. For instance, there are[example needed] multi-agent-simulation applications which are deployed on cloud-computing instances and act independently. This allows simulations to be highly scalable.[clarification needed]
Existing tools
- AgentSheets – graphically programmed tool for creating web-based The Sims-like simulation games, and for teaching beginner students programming.
- AnyLogic – a graphically programmed tool that generates Java code for discrete-event simulation, system dynamics and agent-based models
- Easy Java Simulations – a tool for modelling and visualization of physical phenomenons, that automatically generates Java code from mathematical expressions.
- ExploreLearning Gizmos – a large library of interactive online simulations for math and science education in grades 3–12.
- FreeFem++ Javascript Version[8] – FreeFem++[9] is a free and open source PDE solver using the finite element method.
- GNU Octave web interfaces – MATLAB compatible open-source software
- Lanner Group Ltd L-SIM Server – Java-based discrete-event simulation engine which supports model standards such as BPMN 2.0
- Nanohub – web 2.0 in-browser interactive simulation of nanotechnology
- NetLogo – a multi-agent programming language and integrated modeling environment that runs on the Java Virtual Machine
- OpenPlaG – PHP-based function graph plotter for the use on websites
- OpenEpi – web-based packet of tools for biostatistics
- Recursive Porous Agent Simulation Toolkit (Repast) – agent-based modeling and simulation toolkit implemented in Java and many other languages
- SageMath – open-source numerical-analysis software with web interface, based on the Python programming language
- SimScale – web-based simulation platform supporting computational fluid dynamics, solid mechanics, and thermodynamics
- StarLogo – agent-based simulation language written in Java.
- VisSim viewer – graphically programmed data-flow diagrams for simulation of dynamical systems
- webMathematica and Mathematica Player – a computer algebra system and programming language.
- VisualSim Architect – VisualSim Explorer enables system-level models to be embedded in documents for viewing, simulation and analysis from within a web browser without any local software installation.
See also
- List of online spreadsheets
References
- ↑ Byrne, James; Heavey, Cathal; Byrne, P.J. (March 2010). "A review of Web-based simulation and supporting tools". Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory (Elsevier) 18 (3): 253–276. doi:10.1016/j.simpat.2009.09.013.
- ↑ Page, E.; Griffen, S. P. (1998). "Providing Conceptual Framework Support for Distributed Web-Based Simulation within the High Level Architecture.".
- ↑ Page, E.; Opper, J. M. (2000). "Investigating the Application of Web-Based Simulation Principles within the Architecture for a Next-Generation Computer Generated Forces Model.". http://www.thesimguy.com/articles/fgcs.pdf.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Byrne, James; Heavey, Cathal; Byrne, P.J. (2006). "SIMCT: An Application of Web Based Simulation.". http://www.orsoc.org.uk/orshop/(vhkfborwn2ka1k453pnsc4yr)/orcontent.aspx?inc=simulation2006_proceedings.htm.
- ↑ Guru, A.; Savory, P.; Williams, R. (2000). "A Web-based Interface for Storing and Executing Simulation Models.". https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=imsefacpub.
- ↑ Harrell, C. R.; Hicks, D. A. (1998). "Simulation Software Component Architecture for Simulation-based Enterprise Applications.". doi:10.1109/WSC.1998.746053.
- ↑ Mobile Web and App Development Testing and Emulation Tools, Specky boy design magazine, April 12, 2010
- ↑ "Index - FreeFem++-js 17.1". https://www.ljll.math.upmc.fr/lehyaric/ffjs/17.1/.
- ↑ "FreeFem++" (in en). https://freefem.org.
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