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This paper extends Reynolds’ flocking algorithm to incorporate the effects of emotions, in this case fear. Sheep are used as a typical example of flocking mammals and an autonomous agent architecture with an action selection mechanism incorporating the effects of emotion is linked to the standard flocking rules. Smell is used to transmit emotion between animals, through pheromones modelled as particles in a free expansion gas. Preliminary results show that more realistic flocking behaviour is produced.
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Delgado-Mata, C., Ibanez, J., Aylett, R. (2003). Let’s Run for It!: Conspecific Emotional Flocking Triggered via Virtual Pheromones. In: Butz, A., Krüger, A., Olivier, P. (eds) Smart Graphics. SG 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2733. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-37620-8_13
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