Our company is brand new, but it is built on long experience and strong reputations within the agent-based modeling (ABM) community. We've grown frustrated by the difficulty of developing tools within organizations in which ABMs and software development have been largely a secondary concern. Looking back, most of the great tools available have been created by a few individuals who drove development in spite of institutional support and resources, not because of it. And yet as ABM has now become recognized as a truly powerful and revolutionary technique in science and business, the need for such tools could not be greater.

Our mission then is simply to provide a home for great software developers and scientists and to give them the freedom to create "Extraordinary Tools for Extraordinary Science". To make that happen we offer support, training and focused consulting resources for hire, and build for the long-term through research grants and contracts. As part of that research mission, and because it is the best and right way to do things, Metascape is strongly committed to both Open Source software and an Open Development process.

Wether you're an old friend or you are just discovering ABM, we'd love to hear from you.