Architectural approach to interoperability between multi-agent systems and 3D virtual worlds

The three-dimensional interfaces are approaching to virtual reality, because allowing to create simulation scenarios in which man interacts to likeness of the real live, however, a rich graphical environment and natural interaction itself neither warrants effective learning, it need a monitoring, evaluation and feedback. Therefore, We propose the integration of three-dimensional environments with multi agents system, it is looking customize the learning process to the individual needs of students, organize and distribute content efficiently and support student reflection on their learning. Different studies have made specific implementations of agents through markup languages, however the proposed model, looks for general purpose implementations. Our architectural model integrates the behaviors of multi-agent systems and virtual 3D World. Validation was performed through an implementation that integrates Java Agent Development Framework developed by Telecom Italia Lab and OpenSimulator.

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