“SIMULATION recreates and represents the key characteristics or behaviors of a real system, in an artificial environment. As simulations become more advanced and simple to create, they will transform how we interact with our world, conduct business, and make life decisions.”
http://www.iftf.org/our-work/people-technology/technology-horizons/when-everything-is-programmable/when-everything-is-programmable-forecast-and-technology-cards/