KNIGHTS AND DRAGON - ANIMATING UCB MOTES TOWARD PERVASIVE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ramparany, Fano | Chioiu, Alfred | Boissier, Olivier | Carabelea, Cosmin | Rimbert, Lionel

Affiliations: DIH/OCF France Télécom R&D, Meylan, France | SMA/SIMMO/ENS Mines de Saint-Etienne, France

Abstract: We report on our first results in integrating multi-agent interactions into UCB motes. This work is part of our efforts to explore the development of pervasive and context-aware environments. We have developed an augmented reality version of the Knights and Dragon game. In this article we introduce the multi-agent paradigm, explain how it could help tackle the challenges associated with creating pervasive and context-aware environment, share the experience acquired while developing the Knights and Dragon application and propose an agenda of further open issues.

Keywords: pervasive computing, context-awareness, smart tags, multi-agent system

Journal: Journal of Integrated Design & Process Science, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 75-84, 2004