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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. | |||
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) | |||
Revision as of 10:53, 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)