Agent-based architecture for interactive system design: Current approaches, perspectives and evaluation

Abstract

This paper proposes a survey concerning agent-based architectures of interactive systems. This survey is focused on certain models and perspectives. Indeed, general agent-based architectures are first presented. Then agent-based approaches dedicated to CSCW systems are reviewed. The appearance of web services requires new agent-based approaches; basic ideas are introduced. Agent-based interactive systems necessitate new tools for their evaluation; an example of representative evaluation tool is presented. © 2009 Springer Berlin Heidelberg.