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The University of Calgary

Many activities in computer graphics can be regarded as experiments on virtual objects or models. In the process of experimentation the existing models are gradually improved and new model categories emerge. The Virtual Laboratory (VLAB) is a software environment designed to support model development by facilitating the manipulation of models and providing mechanisms for retrieving and storing ...

The University of Calgary

The University of Calgary

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The University of Calgary

University of Calgary

Fortunately, we are not the first to ask these questions, since researchers have already defined some helpful notions. Firstly, authors have acknowledged that agents are entities within an environment, and that they can sense and act (not necessarily in that order). This means that agents are not isolated entities, and that they are able to communicate and collaborate with other entities. Simpl...