Charruas: Hunters and Gatherers – A Scenario for Evaluating Normative Agents

  • Tiago L. Schmitz UFSC
  • Jomi F. Hübner UFSC

Abstract


In the last decades several agents model were created to reason about norms. However we have not found a scenario able to experiment and evaluate the commitment and the efficiency of agent behavior. In this sense, this paper offers a scenario where the agent needs to deliberate about norms and desires, considering available resources.

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Published
2014-05-28
SCHMITZ, Tiago L.; HÜBNER, Jomi F.. Charruas: Hunters and Gatherers – A Scenario for Evaluating Normative Agents. In: WORKSHOP-SCHOOL ON AGENTS, ENVIRONMENTS, AND APPLICATIONS (WESAAC), 8. , 2014, Porto Alegre/RS. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2014 . p. 161-166. ISSN 2326-5434. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wesaac.2014.33296.