Art Walking, Anew: High Level Design (HLD) Document
1. Introduction
The Problem
A new 24-hour gallery wing is opening in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The
gallery will have three pieces of art located in the gallery. A random number
of people (0-4) will enter the gallery every time step. Each person will try to
view at least 50% of the artwork in the gallery. A guest will become “happy”
once they view 50% of the artwork; a guest will become “unhappy” if they
can’t move for a certain number of time steps, and will exit due to frustration.
Your Assignment
The curator of the museum has assigned you to help maximize foot traffic in
the gallery while also maximizing the number of art pieces in the gallery. You
will also need to monitor the number of unhappy guests in the gallery. The
curator will add a work of art every 24 hours until the number of unhappy
guests is 80% or after 30 days, whichever happens first.
2. Subject Matter Experts Agreement List
Name
Title/Role
Mandatory
Reviewer (Y/N)
Your Name
Developer
Y
Phil List
Supervisor
Y
Eric Horton
Intern-apprentice Y
wrangler
Mentor Name
Mentor
Y
Approved
3. Requirements
The Challenge
You want the maximum number of happy guests possible; they will be happy
if they are able to view at least 50% of the artwork in the gallery. You will
also try to maximize the number of art pieces in the gallery. The curator will
add an art piece every 24 hours until the number of unhappy guests is 80%
or after 30 days, whichever happens first. Using this information, try to
maximize the number of happy guests and art pieces in the gallery. What is
the best arrangement of the art pieces in order to maximize these values?
The guests will visit the gallery every time step. They will move around the
gallery trying to view a work of art. Once the guests enter and move around
the gallery they will become happy or unhappy. The guests will move one
square in any direction each time step, unless another guest is in their way.
1. Happy
A guest will be filled with contentment and wonder (happy), if they
are able to view (stand next to for 1-5 time steps; developer’s choice)
at least 50% of the artwork. Once they become happy, he/she will
head directly toward the exit.
2. Unhappy
Guests will have a crowd tolerance randomly assigned to them when
they enter the gallery. Guests will count how many times they cannot
move because someone is in their way. When the guest count number
equals their crowd tolerance number, the guest will head directly to
the exit out of frustration (unhappy).
Variables The Developer can change:
• Crowd Tolerance (5-25 time steps)
• Time to View a Work of Art (1-5 time steps)
• Number of People Entering (0-4 per time step)
• Arrangement of the Works of Art
Constants:
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Time step: 30 seconds
Gallery size: 20 x 40 pixels
Guests, Entrance, Exit, Art: 1 x 1 pixels
You Need To Complete
1. An AgentSheets Model
Or
2. A JavaScript Model
4. Timeline
This is due within five days of receipt of the task (that would be Friday, June 20 for
those receiving this Monday, June 16). It is better to complete this sooner, so that
you can begin implementing an HLD that one of your classmates has written.
5. Desired Behavior / Components
The Gallery
The gallery is a 20 x 40 rectangle which contains guests, artwork, entrance,
and exit.
The Guests
The guests will visit the gallery every time step. They will move around the
gallery trying to view a work of art. Once the guests enter and move around
the gallery they will become happy or unhappy. The guests will move one
square in any direction each time step, unless there is a guest on all four
sides.
Depictions:
Happy
A guest will be filled with contentment and wonder (happy), if they
are able to view (stand next to for a certain number of time steps) at
least 50% of the artwork. Once they become happy, he/she will head
directly toward the exit.
Unhappy
Guests will have a crowd tolerance assigned to them when they enter
the gallery. Guests will count how many times they cannot move
because someone is in their way. When the guest count number
equals their crowd tolerance number, the guest will head directly to
the exit out of frustration (unhappy).
Movement:
Guests will move in any direction (north, south, east, west) every time
step unless the square is occupied by another guest. If a guest cannot
move, they will add one to their counter. Also a guest will move
toward the exit if they become happy or unhappy.
The Artwork
Every 24 hours, the curator will place a new work of art in the gallery until
the number of unhappy guests is 80% or after 30 days, whichever happens
first (Each time step is 30 seconds). The placement of the artwork is up to
you. The model will pause after 24 hours; you should place a new
work of art at that time, and then the model resumes.
The Entrance
The museum will have an entrance located on the right side of the gallery.
A certain number of guests (0-4) will enter every time step from this
entrance. The entrance is a 1 x 1 square.
The Exit
The museum will also have an exit located on the left side of the gallery. Once
guests become happy or unhappy, they will move toward the exit. The exit
will also be a 1 x 1 square.
6. Conclusion
The goal is this activity is to demonstrate your understanding of agent modeling.
You will create this model in AgentSheets or JavaScript. To conclude your model,
answer the following questions:
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What was the most challenging part of the model to implement?
Explain.
Did your model accurately represent the situation provided? If so, how
precise was it?
Was your choice of modeling style (AgentSheets or JavaScript) a good
choice? Why did you choose this style? Explain.
Could you improve this model or HLD in anyway? If so, how?