ISSN:
1468-0394
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Computer Science
Notes:
Although developments on software agents have led to useful applications in automation of routine tasks such as electronic mail filtering, there is a scarcity of research that empirically evaluates the performance of a software agent versus that of a human reasoner, whose problem-solving capabilities the agent embodies. In the context of a game of a chance, namely Yahtzee©, we identified strategies deployed by expert human reasoners and developed a decision tree for agent development. This paper describes the computer implementation of the Yahtzee game as well as the software agent. It also presents a comparison of the performance of humans versus an automated agent. Results indicate that, in this context, the software agent embodies human expertise at a high level of fidelity.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-0394.00160
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