Packet-World

The Packet-World is an abstract application that we have used quite extensively as a testbed for investigating, experimenting and evaluating fundamental concepts and mechanisms in situated multiagent systems. The Packet-World is developed by the AgentWise task force and is now available under GNU licencem. Here are some links:

For downloading the Packet-World, go to the sourceforge website.
The Packet-World: a Test Bed for Investigating Situated Multi-Agent Systems, Danny Weyns, Alexander Helleboogh and Tom Holvoet, Software Agent-Based Applications, Platforms and Development Kits, Whitestein Series in Software Agent Technology, 2005. (Copyright Whitestein Technologies)
Link to Packet-World applet