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Document Type	thesis
Author Name	Hanson, Philip
Email Address	philip.hanson at alum.wpi.edu
URN	etd-052710-114241
Title	A Unified Representation for Dialogue and Action in Computer Games: Bridging the Gap Between Talkers and Fighters
Degree	MS
Department	Computer Science
Advisors	Charles Rich, Advisor Neil Heffernan, Reader
Keywords	behavior modeling knowledge representation planning content generation
Date of Presentation/Defense	2010-05-14
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Most computer game characters are either ``talkers,' i.e., they engage in dialogue with the player, or ``fighters,' i.e., they engage in actions against or with the player, and that may affect the virtual world. The reason for this dichotomy is a corresponding gap in the underlying development technologies used for each kind of character. Using concepts from task modeling and computational linguistics, we have developed a new kind of character-authoring technology which bridges this gap, thereby making it possible to create richer and more interesting characters for computer games.
Files	Thesis32.pdf

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