Abstract

Abstract for: FeliXSim: An Interactive Simulation Environment for Global Systems Modeling in Climate and Sustainability Contexts

Introduction Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) are essential for evaluating the long-term consequences of human actions on the Earth system, yet their complexity often restricts access to specialized researchers.
Approach This paper introduces FeliXSim, an open-source, browser-based Interactive Simulation Environment (ISE) designed to make the FeliX IAM accessible to non-expert stakeholders. FeliXSim is unique for focusing on behavior changes and demand-side mitigation in the food system while covering scenario outcomes for climate, food, land use, and biodiversity.
Results FeliXSim is based on the SDEverywhere toolchain and WebAssembly to enable high-performance in real-time scenario exploration. It enables simulating multiple type of scenarios from impact assessment to tradeoff analysis, and features a structure-behavior display, a "survey function" to capture personal preferences and a multi-scenario mode to facilitate comparison of more than two scenarios.
Discussion FeliXSim can support both evidence-based policy deliberation and educational applications in systems thinking. While currently limited by its global aggregation and browser requirements, future developments aim to incorporate regional heterogeneity.

Introduction	Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) are essential for evaluating the long-term consequences of human actions on the Earth system, yet their complexity often restricts access to specialized researchers.
Approach	This paper introduces FeliXSim, an open-source, browser-based Interactive Simulation Environment (ISE) designed to make the FeliX IAM accessible to non-expert stakeholders. FeliXSim is unique for focusing on behavior changes and demand-side mitigation in the food system while covering scenario outcomes for climate, food, land use, and biodiversity.
Results	FeliXSim is based on the SDEverywhere toolchain and WebAssembly to enable high-performance in real-time scenario exploration. It enables simulating multiple type of scenarios from impact assessment to tradeoff analysis, and features a structure-behavior display, a "survey function" to capture personal preferences and a multi-scenario mode to facilitate comparison of more than two scenarios.
Discussion	FeliXSim can support both evidence-based policy deliberation and educational applications in systems thinking. While currently limited by its global aggregation and browser requirements, future developments aim to incorporate regional heterogeneity.