MASON is much more low-level than the descriptions you're providing. It is a high-performance "swarm"-style massive multiagent system, and does not provide domain-specific stuff -- that's up to you to provide. As such none of the questions you're asking are really relevant except for: > Simulated Entities > Environment In addition to various basic facilities, there are add-ons to MASON for doing rigid body physics modeling, social networks, and GIS. Sean