In this paper, we analyze a simple adaptive model of competition
called the ``Minority Game''
that is used in
analyzing the competition phenomena in markets. The Minority Game
consists of many simple autonomous agents, and
self-organization
occurs as a result of
simple behavioral rules. Up to now, the dynamics of this game has
been studied from various angles, but so far the focus has been on
the macroscopic behavior of all the agents as a whole. We are
interested in the mechanisms involved in collaborative behavior
among multi-agents,
so we focused our attention
on the behavior of individual agents. In this paper, we suggest that
core elements responsible for self-organization to occur are:
- 1.
- rules of the game
that potentially include a mechanism for a form of self-organization,
- 2.
- rules that place a good constraint on each agent's behavior, and
- 3.
- the existence of some rule that lead to indirect interaction; a
process called ``stigmergy''.