ScriptEase: A generative/adaptive programming paradigm for game scripting

Science of Computer Programming

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-58

  Cutumisu, Maria ^a   Onuczko, Curtis ^a   McNaughton, Matthew ^a   Roy, Thomas ^a   Schaeffer, Jonathan ^a   Schumacher, Allan ^a   Siegel, Jeff ^a   Szafron, Duane ^a   Waugh, Kevin ^a   Carbonaro, Mike ^a   Duff, Harvey ^a   Gillis, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive programming; Computer game; Game agent; Game authoring; Game scripting; Generative pattern; Scripting language

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

ADAPTIVE PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER GAMES; GAME AGENT; GAME AUTHORING; GAME SCRIPTING; GENERATIVE PATTERNS; PROCEDURAL SCRIPTING LANGUAGE;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 34249936514     PISSN: 01676423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scico.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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