An infrastructure for providing communication among users of virtual cultural spaces

Nowadays there exist several cultural spaces in the Internet and some of the real museums have been using it as an extension of their walls. A virtual cultural space can present to visitors any kind of artistic manifestation represented in a digital format. We propose a multiagent architecture used to enhance communication in cultural environments. Our proposal is based on a 3D environment where users are represented by avatars. Each avatar has a personal agent that captures all the relevant user actions. We have also others types of agent which are responsible for providing communication services. Also, we present a study case showing how these concepts were implanted in the ICSpace (Internet cultural space) environment.