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Unscripted Narrative for Affectively Driven Characters

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Sandy Louchart,

Lynne HallAuthors Info & Claims

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Volume 26, Issue 3

Pages 42 - 52

https://doi.org/10.1109/MCG.2006.71

Published: 01 May 2006 Publication History

Abstract

The article presents requirements for the design of unscripted (emergent) dramas based on research into role-playing games. It considers the FearNot! demonstrator in antibullying education as a sample implementation, describing the architecture of its affectively driven, intelligent, autonomous characters. It presents a comparative evaluation of the unscripted version against an earlier scripted version and examines related work and further development of the emergent narrative approach.

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Index Terms

Unscripted Narrative for Affectively Driven Characters
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Artificial intelligence
    1. Computer vision
      1. Image and video acquisition
        3D imaging
    2. Distributed artificial intelligence
      1. Intelligent agents
  2. Computer graphics
    1. Animation
    2. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Virtual reality
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Mixed / augmented reality
      2. Virtual reality

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IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications Volume 26, Issue 3

May 2006

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