A methodology for developing multiagent systems as 3D electronic institutions

Authors:
Anton Bogdanovych;Marc Esteva;Simeon Simoff;Carles Sierra;Helmut Berger
Affiliations:
Faculty of IT, University of Technology Sydney, Australia;Faculty of IT, University of Technology Sydney, Australia;Faculty of IT, University of Technology Sydney, Australia;Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, CSIC, UAB, Spain;ECommerce Competence Center, Vienna, Austria
Venue:
AOSE'07 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Agent-oriented software engineering VIII
Year:
2007

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Abstract

In this paper we propose viewing Virtual Worlds as openMultiagent Systems and propose the 3D Electronic Institutions methodologyfor their development. 3D Electronic Institutions are VirtualWorlds with normative regulation of interactions. More precisely, themethodology we propose here helps in separating the development ofVirtual Worlds based on the concept of 3D Electronic Institutions intotwo independent phases: specification of the institutional rules and designof the 3D interaction environment. The new methodology is suppliedwith a set of graphical tools that support the development process onevery level, from specification to deployment. The resulting system facilitatesthe direct integration of humans into Multi-Agent Systems as theyparticipate by driving an avatar in the generated 3D environment andinteracting with other humans or software agents, while the institutionensures the validity of their interactions.