Ernest 10.3 continuous

Ernest 10.3 works as well in a continuous space. This again demonstrates the robustness of the algorithm.

In this experiment, however, the time is still "discrete": Ernest 10.3 cannot turn while he is still moving forward or vice versa. We now need to investigate what happens if the next action can be triggered before the previous action was completed.

Also, we are still investigating how Ernest can construct a representation of his surrounding space. This should be easier in a continuous space than in a grid because all directions appear equivalent.

This continuous version of the environment was developed by Simon Gay.

Ernest 10.3 - 3D

You can now interact with Ernest 10.3 in 3D (better with Chrome but works also with Firefox — requires a recent graphic processing unit).

The 3D environment is called SECA for Simulated Environment for Constructivist Agents. SECA was developed by Olivier Voisin as part of his master thesis.

Abstract-Lite

We are pleased to announce that our trace visualization tool is now available for your free utilization online.

This visualization tool is called Abstract-Lite. A full documentation is also provided online.

Abstract-Lite offers an interactive interface to visualize your activity traces. It relies on XPATH instructions and XSL stylesheets to help you customize your visualizations. Abstract-Lite can display your traces in real time. For an example, see Ernest 10.3's trace.

Abstract-Lite was developed by Pierre-Yves Ronot as part of the ABSTRACT project and the IDEAL project.