INTRA SPACE Agent An Agent-Based Architecture for an Artistic Real-Time Installation

Information

• Publication Type: Bachelor Thesis
• Workgroup(s)/Project(s):
  • Rendering and Modeling
• Date: November 2018
• Date (Start): 15. August 2016
• Date (End): 29. November 2018
• Matrikelnummer: 01325775
• First Supervisor: Michael Wimmer
• Keywords: Jason; Agent System; Human-Agent Interaction; Real-Time; Art

Abstract

This work describes the processes involved in developing and embedding an agent system into an artistic real-time installation. The agent system would be responsible for controlling virtual figures on a screen, which interact with users of the installation. It was necessary to develop agents which displayed behavior pre-defined in stories designed by the project team, as well as to ensure that such agents acted in a way that was both well received by visitors, while also stimulating interaction in a way that allowed the project team to conduct research on the interactions between humans and nonhumans. The agent system was implemented using Jason, a Java-based interpreter of the agentprogramming language AgentSpeak. Over the course of the project, various agent scenarios were developed, with differing ways of implementation. An iterative process was used for development and regular meetings with project members were instated, to discuss progress and ideas, while utilizing visualizations to aid communication. Behavior of developed agents was plagued by various problems, from being too reliant on reactions towards user behavior, to not interacting enough with active users. Various approaches to such problems were tried out, discussed, and documented. During the final installation, agents with indeterministic and emergent behavior were employed. Furthermore, agents were focused on both pursuing their own goals as well as constantly paying attention to visitor behavior. This allowed users to realize agents as a social presence and interact with them in a way that was both novel and natural.

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@bachelorsthesis{Tucek_2018,
  title =      "INTRA SPACE Agent An Agent-Based Architecture for an
               Artistic Real-Time Installation",
  author =     "Tom Tucek",
  year =       "2018",
  abstract =   "This work describes the processes involved in developing and
               embedding an agent system into an artistic real-time
               installation. The agent system would be responsible for
               controlling virtual figures on a screen, which interact with
               users of the installation. It was necessary to develop
               agents which displayed behavior pre-defined in stories
               designed by the project team, as well as to ensure that such
               agents acted in a way that was both well received by
               visitors, while also stimulating interaction in a way that
               allowed the project team to conduct research on the
               interactions between humans and nonhumans. The agent system
               was implemented using Jason, a Java-based interpreter of the
               agentprogramming language AgentSpeak. Over the course of the
               project, various agent scenarios were developed, with
               differing ways of implementation. An iterative process was
               used for development and regular meetings with project
               members were instated, to discuss progress and ideas, while
               utilizing visualizations to aid communication. Behavior of
               developed agents was plagued by various problems, from being
               too reliant on reactions towards user behavior, to not
               interacting enough with active users. Various approaches to
               such problems were tried out, discussed, and documented.
               During the final installation, agents with indeterministic
               and emergent behavior were employed. Furthermore, agents
               were focused on both pursuing their own goals as well as
               constantly paying attention to visitor behavior. This
               allowed users to realize agents as a social presence and
               interact with them in a way that was both novel and natural.
               ",
  month =      nov,
  address =    "Favoritenstrasse 9-11/E193-02, A-1040 Vienna, Austria",
  school =     "Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms, Vienna
               University of Technology ",
  keywords =   "Jason; Agent System; Human-Agent Interaction; Real-Time; Art
               ",
  URL =        "https://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/publications/2018/Tucek_2018/",
}