NDLI: Generating Ambient Behaviors in Computer Role-Playing Games

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Cutumisu, M. Szafron, D. Schaeffer, J. McNaughton, M. Roy, T. Onuczko, C. Carbonaro, M.
Copyright Year	2001
Abstract	To compete in today's market, companies that develop computer role-playing games (CRPGs) must quickly and reliably create realistic, engaging game stories. Indeed, intricate storylines and realism that goes beyond graphics have become major product differentiators. To establish both, it's essential that companies use AI to create nonplayer characters (NPCs) that exhibit near-realistic ambient behaviors. Doing so offers players a rich background tapestry that makes the game more entertaining. Because storylines must come first, however, NPCs that aren't critical to the plot are often added at the end of the game development cycle - if resources are available. To control NPCs' ambient behaviors, many computer games use custom scripts. Story authors must therefore write computer code fragments for the game world's hundreds or thousands of NPCs. Our approach lets game authors use generative behavior patterns to create scripts of complex NPC behaviors and interactions. To build these patterns; they use our publicly available ScriptEase tool, which lets them create game stories using a high-level, menu-driven programming model
Starting Page	19
Ending Page	27
Page Count	9
File Size	1563522
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15411672
Volume Number	21
Issue Number	5
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2006-09-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Writing Engines Artificial intelligence Programming profession Intelligent systems Computer graphics World Wide Web Robustness Collaborative work Power generation computer games ambient behavior nonplayer character intelligent agents scripting language generative pattern collaborative behavior
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Artificial Intelligence Computer Networks and Communications

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