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This paper presents a generic and flexible architecture for emotional agents, with what we consider to be the minimum set of functionalities that allows us to implement and compare different appraisal theories in a given scenario. FAtiMA Modular, the architecture proposed is composed of a core algorithm and by a set of components that add particular functionality (either in terms of appraisal or behaviour) to the architecture, which makes the architecture more flexible and easier to extend.
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We call it affective state since it is used to store affective states such as emotions and moods.
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External events correspond to events that happen in the environment, such as John pushing Luke, while internal events correspond to events that are triggered by architecture’s internal processes, for instance the activation, success or failure of a given goal.
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A collectivistic culture values self-sacrifice for the well being of others.
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This work was partially supported by the European Community (EC), through the EU FP7 ICT-215554 project LIREC, and by national funds through Fundaç\(\mathrm {\tilde{a}}\)o para a Ci\(\mathrm {\hat{e}}\)ncia e a Tecnologia (FCT), under project PEst-OE/EEI/LA0021/2011 and under two scholarships (SFRH BD/19481/2004 and SFRH BD/62174/2009). The authors are solely responsible for the content of this publication. It does not represent the opinion of the EC or the FCT, which are not responsible for any use that might be made of data appearing therein.
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Dias, J., Mascarenhas, S., Paiva, A. (2014). FAtiMA Modular: Towards an Agent Architecture with a Generic Appraisal Framework. In: Bosse, T., Broekens, J., Dias, J., van der Zwaan, J. (eds) Emotion Modeling. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8750. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12973-0_3
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