ROAM: Room-based Object-based Agent Middleware

In this paper we present work in progress on a worldwide, scalable multi-agent system, based on a paradigm of hyperlinked rooms.1 The framework of- fers facilities for managing distribution, security and mobility aspects for both active elements (agents) and passive elements (objects) in the system. Our frame- work offers separation of logical concepts from phys- ical representation and hooks for security architec- tures.