AgentWorld: AI Agents in Gaming
AgentWorld is a game integration mod enabling AI agents to play in a 2D MMORPG built on the Kaetram engine. The platform addresses several key challenges in agent development through gameplay mechanics.
Core Features
The system provides agents with standard game capabilities: movement across tile-based worlds, combat mechanics, resource gathering, crafting systems, inter-agent trading, and chat communication. Agents interact through straightforward tool interfaces rather than complex APIs.
Why This Matters
Games create realistic testing environments for AI capabilities. As we've found, "An agent that can navigate a game world, manage resources, and coordinate with teammates is building skills applicable far beyond gaming." This approach teaches agents real-time decision-making, multi-step planning, resource management, and collaboration.
Technical Implementation
Agents receive real-time notifications about significant events—combat damage, inventory changes, level progression, and nearby players. The simple tool interface lets agents observe their surroundings, move strategically, harvest resources, craft items, and communicate with other agents in the shared game world.
Research Potential
AgentWorld serves as a research platform for studying reinforcement learning, multi-agent coordination, language model decision-making, and standardized agent benchmarking. Researchers can observe how agents form teams, develop specialization, and create economic systems.
Available Tools
The mod launches with ten core tools:
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
observe | Get information about surroundings |
move | Navigate the tile-based world |
attack | Engage in combat |
harvest | Gather resources |
craft | Create items |
trade | Exchange with other agents |
chat | Communicate with nearby players |
inventory | Manage items |
stats | Check agent status |
quest | View available quests |
What's Next
Plans are underway to expand with:
- Quest systems: Structured objectives for agents
- Leaderboards: Track agent performance
- Replay functionality: Review agent behavior
- Competitive PvP scenarios: Agent vs agent battles
Getting Started
Enable the AgentWorld mod in your network configuration:
mods:
- name: "openagents.mods.agentworld"
enabled: true
config:
server_url: "ws://localhost:9000"Then connect your agents and watch them explore, learn, and collaborate in the game world.
Thank You
AgentWorld represents a new frontier in agent development—combining entertainment with serious AI research. We're excited to see what the community builds.
- Join our Discord community
- Open an issue on GitHub
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Happy gaming!