?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+Emergence+of+Symbol-Based+Communication+in+a%0AComplex+System+of+Artificial+Creatures&rft.creator=Loula%2C+Angelo&rft.creator=Gudwin%2C+Ricardo&rft.creator=El-Hani%2C+Charbel&rft.creator=Queiroz%2C+Jo%C3%A3o&rft.subject=Language&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Language&rft.subject=Animal+Cognition&rft.subject=Complexity+Theory&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.subject=Animal+Behavior&rft.description=We+present+here+a+digital+scenario+to+simulate+the+emergence+of+self-organized+symbol-based+communication+among+artificial+creatures+inhabiting+a+virtual+world+of+predatory+events.+In+order+to+design+the+environment+and+creatures%2C+we+seek+theoretical+and+empirical+constraints+from+C.S.Peirce+Semiotics+and+an+ethological+case+study+of+communication+among+animals.+Our+results+show+that+the+creatures%2C+assuming+the+role+of+sign+users+and+learners%2C+behave+collectively+as+a+complex+system%2C+where+self-organization+of+communicative+interactions+plays+a+major+role+in+the+emergence+of+symbol-based+communication.+We+also+strive+for+a+careful+use+of+the+theoretical+concepts+involved%2C+including+the+concepts+of+symbol%2C+communication%2C+and+emergence%2C+and+we+use+a+multi-level+model+as+a+basis+for+the+interpretation+of+inter-level+relationships+in+the+semiotic+processes+we+are+studying.&rft.date=2005&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4508%2F1%2FLoula%252Bet%252Bal--2005--The-Emergence-of-Symbol-Based-Communication-in-a-Complex-System-of-Artificial-Creatures.pdf&rft.identifier=++Loula%2C+Angelo+and+Gudwin%2C+Ricardo+and+El-Hani%2C+Charbel+and+Queiroz%2C+Jo%C3%A3o++(2005)+The+Emergence+of+Symbol-Based+Communication+in+a+Complex+System+of+Artificial+Creatures.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4508%2F