Agents for Games and Simulations : Trends in Techniques, Concepts and Design / edited by Frank Dignum, Jeffrey Bradshaw, Barry G. Silverman, Willem van Doesburg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dignum, Frank, 1961- editor.

Bradshaw, Jeffrey, editor.

Silverman, Barry G., editor.

van Doesburg, Willem, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Computer Science (Springer-11645)

Lecture notes in computer science. Lecture notes in artificial intelligence ; 5920.

Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ; 5920

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence.

User interfaces (Computer systems).

Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.

Computers.

Data mining.

Computer simulation.

Artificial Intelligence.

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages.

Computation by Abstract Devices.

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.

Simulation and Modeling.

Local Subjects:

Artificial Intelligence.

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages.

Computation by Abstract Devices.

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.

Simulation and Modeling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (X, 237 pages).

Edition:

First edition 2009.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.

System Details:

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Summary:

Research on multi-agent systems has provided a promising technology for implementing cognitive intelligent non-playing characters. However, the technologies used in game engines and multi-agent platforms are not readily compatible due to some inherent differences in concerns. Where game engines focus on real-time aspects and thus propagate efficiency and central control, multi-agent platforms assume autonomy of the agents. Increased autonomy and intelligence may offer benefits for a more compelling gameplay and may even be necessary for serious games. However, problems occur when current game design techniques are used to incorporate state-of-the-art multi-agent system technology. A very similar argument can be given for agent-based (social) simulation. This volume contains the papers presented at AGS 2009, the First International Workshop on Agents for Games and Simulations, held in Budapest on May 11, 2009. The focus of the workshop was on the particular challenges facing those using agent technology for games and simulations, with topics covering the technical, conceptual and design aspects of the field.

Contents:

Pogamut 3 Can Assist Developers in Building AI (Not Only) for Their Videogame Agents

Distributed Platform for Large-Scale Agent-Based Simulations

Two Case Studies for Jazzyk BSM

A Teamwork Infrastructure for Computer Games with Real-Time Requirements

The MMOG Layer: MMOG Based on MAS

Architecture for Affective Social Games

Enhancing Embodied Conversational Agents with Social and Emotional Capabilities

Intelligent NPCs for Educational Role Play Game

Design of a Decision Maker Agent for a Distributed Role Playing Game - Experience of the SimParc Project

NonKin Village: An Embeddable Training Game Generator for Learning Cultural Terrain and Sustainable Counter-Insurgent Operations

On Evaluating Agents for Serious Games

A PDDL-Based Planning Architecture to Support Arcade Game Playing

Agent-Based Aircraft Control Strategies in a Simulated Environment

Adaptive Serious Games Using Agent Organizations

Intelligent Agent Modeling as Serious Game.

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Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-642-11198-3

9783642111983

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