Design of a multi-agent architecture for implementing educational drama techniques using robot actors

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Abstract

DramaBot, a platform for implementing drama techniques using robot actor that support the learning and teaching of non-technical school subjects, is presented. This platform provides non-programmer students and teachers with an easy-to-use programming environment that allows the intuitive creation of theatrical scripts for robot actors. Additionally, DramaBot enriches the script performance by adding an emotional interpretation of the defined users’ actions and by also producing emergent emotional and life-like behaviors. The design of the architecture of DramaBot is based on multi-agent system (MAS) approach. The Agent-Oriented Programming based on Organizational Approach methodology (AOPOA) is used to design the multi-agent system of DramaBot architecture. After applying the AOPOA methodology, it was found that DramaBot has three main types of agents: Script Agent, Director Agent, and Actor Agent. The Actor Agent is mapped to be implemented a Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) architecture that includes four subsystems: belief, cooperation, motivation, and action subsystems. In this paper, the agent design process and the Actor Agent architecture are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMethodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 8th International Conference
EditorsPierpaolo Vittorini, Fernando De la Prieta, Sara Rodríguez, Elvira Popescu, Loreto Lancia, Rosella Gennari, Tania Di Mascio, Ricardo Azambuja Silveira, Marco Temperini
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages172-180
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783319988719
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Event8th International Conference in Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 2018 - Toledo, Spain
Duration: 20 Jun 201822 Jun 2018

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume804
ISSN (Print)2194-5357

Conference

Conference8th International Conference in Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 2018
Country/TerritorySpain
CityToledo
Period20/06/1822/06/18

Keywords

  • BDI agent
  • Drama techniques with robots
  • Educational robotics
  • Multi-agent systems
  • Multi-robot systems
  • Robotic theater

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