Most of the version 0 simulator programs work on Linux. The fire simulator needs Windows NT at present, but will be ported to Linux soon.
It is recommended to start from the 1/100 map model with sample fire simulator (included in the kernel tar file) because it runs on one PC.
But this sample fire simulator is not a real simulator. If you execute the real fire simulator, you should add a PC before the translation.
The competition will be done for the 1/10 map model with the real simulator. It requires the following machines at least. If your agents need computational power, you should have more machines for agents.
When the Linux version of fire simulator is available at the end of 2000, you might not need the Windows NT machine, but maybe requires one more Linux machine.
You can take all the software from the web pages.
The kernel module and GIS are at Koto-san's page. It includes sample simulators but they are not the real simulator but only for the test and development.
You should download the real simulators (fire spread, building collapse, street blockage, and traffic flow) from developers' own pages.
You can download the 2D logViewer to see your simulation results. This program is more convenient than the simple viewer included in the kernel package. You need Java SDK.
There are various agent programs. Koto-san's sample agents are the most simple. Ito-san (NIT) agents are developed by Java and the others are coded by C++.
You will find some simulation logs. You will be enjoy them by the logViewer. But note that the simulation parameters could be totally different from the competition setup.
Install downloaded software according to the documents attached.
Fire simulator Windows NT version includes Japanese character codes in its setup.exe. Follow the setup guide to install it into English Windows NT. The simulator itself does not include any 2-byte code.
If you have any problem in installation, read the FAQ at first. If your problem is not solved there, send an e-mail to the mailing list. Someone will answer your problem. Your questions and opinions will be reflected to the next version or documentation.
You are expected to participate to the mailing list. Send an e-mail to the administrator to join it. English mailing list is automatically transferred to the Japanese mailing list.
You should be able to launch all the programs according to the documents attached. If you have any problem, take a look at of FAQ. If your problems are not solved, ask at the mailing list.
How did you evaluate the version 0 simulator? It includes the real map of Nagata Ward, Kobe City. The fire spread simulator engine is just the same as that of Kobe City's disaster response center except for personal data. The building collapse and the road blockage are simulated on the basis of Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake data. Therefore, your simulation results are the real accurate virtual disaster world.
If your agents can minimize the damage, their intelligence will be effective in the actual disaster. FEMA might adopt your algorithm in the future. You might be nominated for Nobel Prize Awardees for peace as Medicins sans Frontieres.