Introduction to Smallville

Smallville is a framework to create generative agents for video games and simulations.

About Generative Agents

Generative Agents are characters capable of planning, storing memories, and reacting to observations.

An agent living through their daily routine

If an agent observes their garden is on fire, the agent could retrieve their memories based on past experiences, create plans to put out the fire, and then realistically react to those plans to extinguish the flames. Agents are also able to hold believable conversations and coordinate plans with each other.

Architecture Overview

Agents first retrieve relevant memories from their memory stream, update existing plans or create new ones, then act on those observations (ex. initiating or responding to a conversation). Memory retrieval is scored by relevancy, importance, and recency.

Images on this page are from https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.03442 (opens in a new tab)