We do not assume that meanings are innate nor that words are simply labels for pre-existing meanings. We also do not assume that meanings and words are learned by progressive induction from examples. Instead, we follow a Wittgensteinian language game approach: Words and meanings are constructed and negotiated stepwise through interactions situated and grounded in the environment. Language is a complex adaptive system that self-organises and evolves driven by the distributed local interactions of language users.

Are the mechanisms given to the Talking Heads sufficient to generate adequate languages and ontologies for participating in the game? Are the languages resilient to changes to the physical environment, the inflow of new agents or interaction with a human population?