software agents
August 31, 2006 03:49 PM
im a cs student and have a choice of modules was wondering what software agents is about and is it useful for game programming, it has been recommended as a games module?
what other aspects can it be used for?
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August 31, 2006 04:42 PM
The name 'software agents' sounds very broad and could be meaning a lot of different things, take a closer look over the module definition provided by your uni/college and see what they say about. My first guess since it's gaming related would be it's something along the lines of agent-based AI, which could be reused anywhere there's a need for individual AI 'entities'. AFAIK there's not many fields that use them outside of gaming and probably robotics, for the time being at least.
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September 01, 2006 08:43 AM
Its very broad, yes, but definetly useful for game AI. Check out what topics are actually included in the curriculum of this "module".
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September 01, 2006 04:19 PM
I took a course on Agent Based Systems last year. It bored me to tears, although I'm not sure whether that's the teacher or the subject matter itself. We covered topics like agency, multiagent interactions, arguments, multiagent learning and modal logics for multiagent systems.
There wasn't really a whole lot in the course that could apply to games specifically. Most of it was aimed at stuff like bidding in automated auctions and stuff like OASIS at Sydney airport.
There wasn't really a whole lot in the course that could apply to games specifically. Most of it was aimed at stuff like bidding in automated auctions and stuff like OASIS at Sydney airport.
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September 05, 2006 12:32 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_agent
As you can see, the topic is huge, and is much broader than computer game characters. You'll need to be more specific.
As you can see, the topic is huge, and is much broader than computer game characters. You'll need to be more specific.
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