• MASSIVE: Agent-based character animation in Lord of the Rings (Open Office format)
• Project Specification (Open Office format)

The course begins with an overview of the agent systems and software agents. Then we focus on agent system architecture and infrastructure from a software engineering viewpoint, including:

• Requirements for agent-based systems
• Modeling and design of agent-based systems
• Development process for agent-based systems

Topics such as agent architecture, communication, knowledge sharing, computing and uncertainty management are discussed. Studying society of agents and models of agency follows. Finally, a perspective on a methodology for agent-oriented software engineering is presented.