This volume brings together the work of researchers from various disciplines where aspects of descriptive, mathematical, computational or design knowledge concerning metaphor and analogy, especially in the context of agents, have emerged. The book originates from an international workshop on Computation for Metaphors, Analogy, and Agents (CMAA), held in Aizu, Japan in April 1998.
The 19 carefully reviewed and revised papers presented together with an introduction by the volume editor are organized into sections on Metaphor and Blending, Embodiment, Interaction, Imitation, Situated Mapping...

The papers cover such topics as: designing artefacts, cognition in robotic and virtual environments, presence in virtual environments, human activity and human computing, computing and people education in cognition, learning, narrative and story-telling, interfaces, and human work and communities.