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a scale-free network. In building such a network, we must confront the following
issues:

(a) Need for on-site experiments, on a trial basis, to create the scale-free network.
(b) Who will play the hub role?
(c) If administrative authorities assume the hub role, what should the existing
comprehensive regional support centers do?
(d) Need for support of elderly people unable to use ICT.
(e) Participation in the network by elderly people who refuse to accept support.
(f) Understanding the distinctive quality of the scale-free network that people can
feel connected even if the human relationship is weak.

4 Networking Game

Here, we propose the construction of a scale-free network game to avoid social
isolation. Each node v i in the network, you assign the initial gain g i , respectively.
The distance l ij between two nodes is the value of the link weighted. Thus, the gain
F i of node reached takes the product of both as follow:

F i = l ij · g i . (2)

Game Algorithm

The following is the algorithm for the game:

(a) The origin of the first to build a network is done from your home.
(b) Definition of nodes in the network:
It can be the nodes in the network, you may decide, subject to the
following elements of the default node: “friend,” “acquaintance,” “relatives,”
“unacquainted people,” “particular building,” “particular animal,” and “other
objects.”
(c) In the above (b), if you are connected to a hub-node, your score (reward) will
be doubled.
(d) Degree of each node, configure the network so that it has become such a power
law distribution in accordance with the scale-free structure.
(e) If you want to run the above (e), to mediate people other than yourself to have
a relationship with each other.
(f) If you have two that are mediated to a friend, your score (reward) is given.
(g) In order to approach the scale-free network, you can also cut off both the
intermediary. In this case, your score, compensation, will be penalized.
(h) Repeat the above operation (reward) is obtained big score closer to scale-free
network.