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An Agent is a software resource which represents some portion of a [[Architecture_Working_Group_Glossary#user|user]] in the virtual world. Agents are hosted in agent servers. An agent may cause an avatar to be instantiated on behalf of a user.  
:An Agent is a software resource which represents some portion of a [[Architecture_Working_Group_Glossary#user|user]] in the virtual world. Agents are hosted in agent servers. An agent may cause an avatar to be instantiated on behalf of a user.  


Agents:
:Agents:
* Mediate the user's message traffic
:* Mediate the user's message traffic
* Mediate the user's asset inventory
:* Mediate the user's asset inventory
* Act as a focal point for the user's access to services in other domains
:* Act as a focal point for the user's access to services in other domains
* Act as a focal point for the user's access to utilties  
:* Act as a focal point for the user's access to utilties  


Agents do not:
:Agents do not:
* Store persistent assets (They are stored in asset servers)
:* Store persistent assets (They are stored in asset servers)

Revision as of 10:43, 20 October 2007

An Agent is a software resource which represents some portion of a user in the virtual world. Agents are hosted in agent servers. An agent may cause an avatar to be instantiated on behalf of a user.
Agents:
  • Mediate the user's message traffic
  • Mediate the user's asset inventory
  • Act as a focal point for the user's access to services in other domains
  • Act as a focal point for the user's access to utilties
Agents do not:
  • Store persistent assets (They are stored in asset servers)