Khan, U. and Yoshihiro Okada 2014. Emotional Decision Making Response of Non-Playable Characters in a Role-Playing Game. IADIS International Journal On Computer Science and Information Systems. 9 (2), pp. 53-66.
| Title | Emotional Decision Making Response of Non-Playable Characters in a Role-Playing Game |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Khan, U. and Yoshihiro Okada |
| Abstract | Role-Playing Games (RPGs) provide the user with a story where the decisions taken by the user move the story forward. Apart from the user, there are many Non-Playable Characters (NPCs) in the games that provide coherence to the overall story. These characters however have limited choices and functionality and always behave the same way in a game. The actions performed by the NPCs are never unexpected and we do not receive an emotional response from the NPCs. The authors propose a system where every character has some specific objectives and to achieve those objectives the character formulates a plan and acts on it according to its defined ethical orientation. Once the plan has been created, there is a possibility that the character might behave emotionally to that plan based on its orientation. As a result, the user gets a dynamic system where every character has the possibility of influencing a change which is governed by the mental makeup of the characters. |
| Journal | IADIS International Journal On Computer Science and Information Systems |
| Journal citation | 9 (2), pp. 53-66 |
| ISSN | 1646-3692 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Publisher | IADIS |
| Web address (URL) | https://www.iadisportal.org/ijcsis/vol9_numb2.html |
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| Published | 2014 |