An agent is a computer simulation of an individual who acts autonomously with a form of exosomatic (outside the body) memory common to all the other agents in the simulated environment. The agent encodes not only object locations, but also information about the accessibility structure of the environment being traversed.
Synonyms
Automata (Space Syntax)
Cross-References
Recommended Reading
Space Syntax Glossary
Penn, A. & Turner, A. (2001) Space syntax based agent simulation. In: (Proceedings) 1st International Conference on Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics. : University of Duisburg, Germany,1-16. pp.7.
Penn, A., Conroy, R., Dalton, N., Dekker, L., Mottram, C.,Turner, A. (1997), Intelligent architecture: new tools for the three dimensional analysis of space and built form, in Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Space Syntax University College London, London, pp. 30.3-4.
