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more about #language somarix: Btw, there's this feature of LovePlus, that the characters actually pronounce your name ingame, with correct intonation and all. Sure, there's barely ... more » tonicmole: It's actually really easy. Chat bots, and the blind. Computers can type what you say. Chat bots can respond to what you type.....example: You:'whe... more » Elad Drory: Does anyone remember Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic? It was a quest that was both inventory-based and text-based. The text recognition thing didn't w... more » Rakkoon: I don't think something like that will work in the near future. Endwar had good voice recognition, but only through learning your pronunciation of set... more » ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom: Playing mind games with the characters in Facade is some of the most fun I've ever had with a parser. I can't wait until somebody finds a way to add t... more » Titch007uk: I've played Facade. Games about having conversations with people will -never- be as fun as real life. Because an AI will never be as spontaneous and i... more » UltimatePancakeSensation: "The BBC calls it one of "the last uncracked problems" in games design. Clearly the BBC knows nothing of game design. We've got a hella long way to ... more » RawrSpoon: I want a full-length story from Ellis. I'm tired of the douchebags (Nick, Coach and Rochelle) shutting him up. Just add that and everything will be f... more » Kutulu: more » Andrew Freedman: Facade is a great example of a modern game with user text integrated into the story. We discussed it in one of my classes last semester. I highly reco... more » MrBionic: There was a game I played awhile back... I can't even remember what I played it on, that kind of had a system where you went around conversing with pe... more » SerenitysRequiem: It would be spectacular to actually have a game that is fully conversaion-based. I suppose that's still some years in the future, but any steps taken ... more » ReynaldoRiv: Sounds great! Now can I suggest a Re-Skin code so that the Case Closed game can get a decent re-make. more » Friedhamster: Natal + the Japanese will CERTAINLY = some weird, weird stuff. more » thesircuddles: [en.wikipedia.org] Brings me back to high school. more » -
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A Conversation with a Game? Devs Seek to Break the Ice
Language recognition is not a new concept to video games - the first text adventures had to understand commands somehow. But researchers are trying to integrate it in more open-ended ways - allowing for dynamic conversations between players and characters. More »
