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MASON (Java)

MASON is a multi-agent simulation environment developed in Java.

Development

MASON is developed at George Mason University's Evolutionary Computation Laboratory in conjunction with the GMU Center for Social Complexity. First released in 2003, the environment continues to be maintained and kept up to date. The name, as well as referring to the parent institution, derives from the acronym Multi-Agent Simulator Of Neighborhoods (or Networks).

MASON development started within the Java.net environment, then moved to Google Code and is now at GitHub.

Whilst MASON is less extensive than other similar libraries it is designed with simplicity and execution speed as a priority.

Applets

Applets developed using MASON include Craig Reynolds' Boids algorithm, Balls and Bands, a simulation of Hooke's Law, an L-system generator, Conway's Game of Life, Sugarscape and autonomous multi-robot systems.

MASON may be used with the Eclipse Integrated development environment.

See also

USS Mason (DDG-87)

USS Mason (DDG-87) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.

Homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, USS Mason is the 37th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and the ninth of the Flight IIA variant. She was commissioned in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in April 2003. Her first captain was Commander David Gale.

This is the third ship with the name USS Mason. The first Mason (DD-191), in service from 1920 to 1941, was named for John Young Mason, well known for his service as the Secretary of the Navy for two American Presidents. The second Mason (DE-529) was named for Ensign Newton Henry Mason, a Naval Aviator who was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. This ship is named for the crew of the second Mason (DE-529) as this was the first ship in the US Navy with this distinction of a predominantly black crew.

Ship history

USS Mason conducted her maiden deployment with the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in late 2004. Mason returned home after six months on 18 April 2005.

Exceeder

"Exceeder" is an electro house single by Mason. It was first released on Great Stuff Recordings in late 2006, but was later rereleased with many remixes, by Tomcraft and DJ F.E.X., among others.

Adding vocals

In late 2006 and early 2007, Mason worked with Princess Superstar to create a version of Exceeder called Perfect (Exceeder), a dub of Princess Superstar's previous hit Perfect onto the instrumental Exceeder. Later, many DJs found Exceeder to be a desirable track to dub lyrics onto, and created songs such as Technologic Exceeder, Fergalicious Exceeder, and Hollaback Exceeder. Another notable mix of this track appeared on some editions of the Ministry of Sound Maximum Bass 2007 compilation, credited as Exceeder/Girl Dem Shaker by Mason/Wideboys & MC JLC

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