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Summary: a confusing read
Review: Ferber's book is a confusing read for anybody approaching the subject for the first time. He attempts to categorise multiagent systems, but many of his key terms are vague. The
accumulation of distinctions without overall purpose becomes
irritating. Despite all the classification, there is no clear overall taxonomy and no hard code. Organisation is poor. A clear taxonomy and a detailed study of an implementation for each category plus code would have made a much better book. There is useful stuff here, but finding it is like looking for matching socks in a laundry bin.
Rating:
Summary: a confusing read
Review: Ferber's book is a confusing read for anybody approaching the subject for the first time. He attempts to categorise multiagent systems, but many of his key terms are vague. The
accumulation of distinctions without overall purpose becomes
irritating. Despite all the classification, there is no clear overall taxonomy and no hard code. Organisation is poor. A clear taxonomy and a detailed study of an implementation for each category plus code would have made a much better book. There is useful stuff here, but finding it is like looking for matching socks in a laundry bin.
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Summary: OK book
Review: I agree with Dan. I would recommend Multiagent systems by Weiss. The book presents a coherent text on MAS, and the authors are reknowned experts in their fields. Also, check out Rules of Encounter by Rochenschein and Zlotkin
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Summary: who can tell me the email of the authour as sonn as possible
Review: I have not read the book. but i know the author is a famous prof. in the area.
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Summary: More psychology than computer science
Review: I was assigned this book for a course in multiagent systems. While Ferber covers all the areas in (sometimes painstaking) detail, there is little (no) code that can be easily followed in construction of MAS. Often, Ferber tries to categorize MAS functionality but concludes that most MAS systems are hybrids anyway. The book draws many of its conclusions from cognitive science, but often fails to connect these conclusions to a codeable implementation. Since there is very little literature on MAS, this book may be one of your only choices, but I'd recommend reviewing other books before buying.
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Summary: More psychology than computer science
Review: I was assigned this book for a course in multiagent systems. While Ferber covers all the areas in (sometimes painstaking) detail, there is little (no) code that can be easily followed in construction of MAS. Often, Ferber tries to categorize MAS functionality but concludes that most MAS systems are hybrids anyway. The book draws many of its conclusions from cognitive science, but often fails to connect these conclusions to a codeable implementation. Since there is very little literature on MAS, this book may be one of your only choices, but I'd recommend reviewing other books before buying.
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Summary: A Horrible Translation
Review: This book was originally written in French, and whoever translated it was not paying attention when they did so. Horrible grammar and word usage mistakes detract from what would already be only a fair book. The stated purpose of the book is to unify various theories and approaches to multi-agent systems, and to this end uses a large array of redundant terminology.I do not recommend this book at all.
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Summary: A Horrible Translation
Review: This book was originally written in French, and whoever translated it was not paying attention when they did so. Horrible grammar and word usage mistakes detract from what would already be only a fair book. The stated purpose of the book is to unify various theories and approaches to multi-agent systems, and to this end uses a large array of redundant terminology. I do not recommend this book at all.
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