An overview of object-oriented simulation

With an immense increase in research, development, and application of objec t-oriented simulation (OOS) over the past decade, there is evidence that th is technology is becoming the choice for modeling large, complex, and/or di stributed systems. This paper discusses the features of OOS that dispose it to modeling these types of systems and compares the OOS approach with trad itional simulation approaches. A review of OOS languages and environments i s followed by a discussion of current issues pertaining to object-oriented simulation.