In this paper we present a broad overview of the last 40 years of research on cognitive
architectures. To date, the number of existing architectures has reached several hundred …

Building autonomous systems that achieve human level intelligence is one of the primary
objectives in artificial intelligence (AI). It requires the study of a wide range of functions …

Many research projects oriented on control mechanisms of virtual agents in videogames
have emerged in recent years. However, this boost has not been accompanied with the …

Second Life is a popular multi-purpose online virtual world that provides a rich platform for
remote human interaction. It is increasingly being used as a simulation platform to model …

Second Life is one of the most popular multi-purpose online virtual worlds, which supports
applications in diversified areas relating to real-life activities. Moreover, it is possible to use …

Despite virtual characters from 3D videogames–also called bots–seem to be close relatives
of intelligent software agents, the mechanisms of agent reasoning are only rarely applied in …

Reactive or dynamic planning is currently the dominant paradigm for controlling virtual
agents in 3D videogames. Various reactive planning techniques are employed in the …

Part of Academia's motivation for improving agent-based languages and architectures is the
hope that some of its solutions might be, one day, adopted by the videogame industry for …

Artificial Intelligence remains one of the most sought after subjects in computer science to
this day. One of its subjects, and the focus of this thesis, is its application to video games as …

Abstract Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVAs) are interactive characters controlled by software
agents that exhibit human-like qualities. When interacting with human participants in virtual …