van der Torre, Leon[University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Computer Science and Communications Research Unit (CSC) >]
2008
Conviviality Masks in Multiagent Systems
IFAAMAS
Volume 3
1265–1268
Yes
International
978-0-9817381-2-3
7th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2008), Estoril, Portugal, May 12-16, 2008, Volume 3
2008
[en] Artificial intelligence, ; Multiagent systems ; Distributed artificial intelligence,
[en] In this paper we study tools for conviviality to develop user-friendly multiagent systems. First, we show how to use the social-cognitive concept of conviviality in multiagent system technology by relating it to agent power and social dependence networks. Second, we de- fine conviviality masks as transformations of social dependencies by hiding power relations and social structures to facilitate social interactions. Third, we introduce dynamic dependence networks to model the creation of conviviality using conviviality masks. We illustrate the use of conviviality masks with a multiagent telecon- ferencing application for virtual worlds.