Title:         "A User-Adaptive Interface Agency for 
                Interaction with a Virtual Environment" 

Authors:      Britta Lenzmann and Ipke Wachsmuth
              Faculty of Technology
              University of Bielefeld
              P.O. Box 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany
              {britta,ipke}@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de

Abstract:

This paper describes an approach to user adaptation realized in a 
multiagent interface system for interaction with a virtual 
environment. Single agents of the interface system adapt to users'
individual preferences by learning from direct feedback.
The core idea is that agents that were successful 
in meeting the user's expectations are given credit while 
unsuccessful agents are ``discredited.'' Communicating credit 
values, agents organize themselves so that the overall behavior 
of the interface agency gradually adapts to the individual user 
as the session is proceeding.