This paper presents a novel method of collaborative problem solving for intelligent agents in virtual environments. We describe a planner for STRIPS-like domains enhanced by techniques of ifdelegated computingld. Instead of having one central planner with a complete information about the world, the concept of delegation is used. In this way, we achieve agent collaboration in a dynamic system, where each of the agents has its own partial plan, but the plans are implicitly coordinated towards a common goal. We demonstrate these techniques in a virtual reality simulation with virtual humans solving a logistical problem.
Citation:
Tolga Abaci, J? C?ger, Daniel Thalmann, "Speculative Planning With Delegation," cw, pp.100-106, Third International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW'04), 2004