a description -> list of associated objects -> arrangement of objects



Jim is a fighter -> weapons
			what kind? shortsword, longsword, ...
		    armor
			what kind? heavy, medium, light, ...
		    sparring dummy
		    weapon rack

Jim is a scholar -> books
		    glasses



Project Goal: 	Create a software agent that assists in the task of selecting 
	      	and placing objects in a room based on a natural language
  		description of a character.


The Object Placer:

		given a list of object ids?

		lookup object in database (xml file)

		database entry contains:
			category id (concept)

		concept net tuples <concept relationship concept>
			concept [OftenFoundIn] concept
				[OftenFoundAbove]
				[OftenFoundBelow]
				[OftenFoundInFront]
				[OftenFoundBehind]
				[OftenFoundBeside]		
					[OftenFoundBesideLeft]
					[OftenFoundBesideRight]
				[OftenFoundNearCenter]
				[OftenFoundInCorner]
				[OftenFoundAround]

			relationship maps relative positioning

		or [LocationOf] -> <prepositional phrase concept>
			parse prepositional phrase and translate into proper function to place object

		for each concept
			try to position

need a prefabbed room with knowledge about room dimensions and layout (locations of walls)
	room, walls, floors, doors, stairs  -- preplaced

weapons, clothes, armor, ingrediants, chest, shelf, books

still need to get various object dimensions