Software Framework for Agent-Based Games and Simulations

Abstract

This paper introduces a multi-agent framework for distributed multiplayer game development and simulations. The framework allows the incorporation and experimentation with different strategies of the Players, possibly including intelligent behaviors. The framework consists of a set of generic agent types that must be specialized and configured for a specific game. The framework uses a generic agent that enforces the rules of the game, as well as generic bot-agents that represent the game Players. To support our claims of flexibility and generality we present three simple games implemented on top of our framework: football, battle and labyrinth. Game configuration details are presented as rules imposed on agent actions. We also present simple agents and their strategies to demonstrate how to use the framework in a practical setting.