[ACT-R-users] Java ACT-R

[Dario Salvucci]

The Java ACT-R system previewed at the ACT-R workshop is now available as an alpha version:

     http://cog.cs.drexel.edu/act-r/

The system has three potential uses:

* For beginners: Fire up the ACT-R application and start writing a model. The integrated editor (w/ highlighting and indentation) and basic simulation tools make it easy to draft models from scratch or load and run tutorial models. No Java programming is necessary.

* For intermediates: The system includes a Java archive file that can be used to develop custom tasks. Using Eclipse (or similar IDE), you can include this file as an external library, then code your task by extending the classes provided (details in the user manual and javadocs, though much more is needed).

* For advanced users: The source code is available under an open-source license for anyone wishing to modify the architecture and/or development environment.

There are still bugs in the system, and the "assignment" tutorial models are not tested, but I wanted to start getting this out to the community. Of course, any feedback is most welcome and appreciated.

Dario

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Dario Salvucci, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
Drexel University
http://www.cs.drexel.edu/~salvucci/