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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 {{AWG|Agent}} is a virtual device with spatial characteristics such that it virtually exists in the space of a {{AWG|Region}}. {{AWG|Prim}}s and {{AWG|Avatar}}s interact with each other through the use of {{AWG|Agent}}s. {{AWG|Region Domain}}s host {{AWG|Agent}}s as guests. {{AWG|Agent}}s originate from the {{AWG|Agent Domain}}.
 
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)

Latest revision as of 17:07, 6 November 2007

An Agent is a virtual device with spatial characteristics such that it virtually exists in the space of a Region. Prims and Avatars interact with each other through the use of Agents. Region Domains host Agents as guests. Agents originate from the Agent Domain.