Glossary of Terms

Term	Description
ASM	Altered State Machine, the platform
ASTO	Altered State Token, the native digital currency of the ASM universe
Agent	An A.I. bot based on a combination of NFTs, powered by the ASM
DAO	Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (in our case, the ASM DAO that votes on the operation and development of the ASM platform)
Environment	An application, arena, or sub-space within a World, that has unique characteristics (for example, a space specifically for CrytpoKitty avatars within a broader Metaverse world)
Frame	The NFT describing the core of each Agent. Contains a set of unique base values that express as the characteristics the Agent
Form	An NFT describing the unique visual elements of an Agent, (frequently 3D or 2D artwork, which can be traded or replaced) as well as its functional characteristics within an Environment
Gym	A GPU cloud, that offers ML training models for a specific World (or environment within a World)
Expression	A lookup table unique to each Environment, than interprets values in the Agent's Frame NFT, and expresses them as functional values. Expression is consistent across an Environment. Expression would frequently inherit characteristics from its host World
Memory	An NFT describing
Owner	The beneficial owner (or co-owners) of the NFTs associated with an Agent
World	Any 3rd-party application that connects with the ASM platform and enables the use of Agents in its experience