FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of the Mars Simulation Project?

The Mars Simulation Project is a software simulation of future human settlement of the planet Mars.

It simulates the day-to-day lives of the settlers living and working on Mars and is not designed to be a computer game, but there are proposals to add more elements of user interactivity to make it more game-like in near future.

How do the simulated people make decisions on what to do?

The everyday decisions of a settler is the result of a heuristic, probability-based Agent Modeling and Simulation System algorithm being developed in-house over the years.

A probability score is computed in each possible tasks/missions a person may perform.

This score is affected by a person's internal state, the environmental factors, and the needs of the settlement collective.

This score reflects the relative likelihood that this person will perform this task/mission.

The task/mission with the highest score will be chosen for that individual to engage.