Moreover, in the real world, not only are data and decision processes largely
unobservable for policy makers, they also can – generally – not fully control the
operational behavior of agents or the environment in which they operate. In
contrast, in ABMs, modeler-researchers and policy makers have “God mode”
power to change agent behavior instantaneously. In fact, modelers can even use
the observable and controllable elements explicitly in agent behavior heuristics.