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Getting Started

The fastest way to start playing is to try our live demo or you can check out the quickstart guide to run the engine yourself.

You can also reference the full user guide here in the docs.

Key Terminology & Concepts

Term Description
Run or (Engine Run) A configured engine run defines the parameters for running a the engine with specific games, scenarios, characters, data collection configurations, etc. The run specifies the set of environments or environment generators that a player can encounter.
Players Players (human or AI) use the web UI or API to play games
Characters Characters are the cognitive systems that are assigned as player characters (PCs) or non-player characters (NPC). They vary in goals, sensory/perceptual abilities, etc.
Games Games define the interaction flows (scenarios, objectives, characters)
Users Users run the engine with specific games, characters, data collection configurations, etc.