Procedural quests: A focus for agent interaction in role-playing-games

AISB 2011: AI and Games

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3-10

  Grey, John ^a   Bryson, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENT INTERACTION; DYNAMIC AGENTS; EPISODIC MEMORIES; NON-PLAYER CHARACTER; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; SOCIAL NETWORKS; VIDEO GAME;

EID: 84863946223     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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