Notes: Interactive narrative is a form of storytelling that allows the user or reader to influence the direction or outcome of the story through their actions or choices. Interactive narratives can take…
Category: 2019
Language-independent & Dialog Systems
Notes: In the context of natural language processing (NLP) and dialog systems, “language-independent” often refers to the ability of the system to handle multiple languages without the need for language-specific processing or…
Language Modeling & Chatbots
Notes: A statistical language model (SLM) is a mathematical model that is used to predict the likelihood of a sequence of words (a string) occurring in a language. It does this by…
Smart Home & Chatbots
Notes: Smart homes are homes that are equipped with internet-connected devices and appliances that can be controlled and automated remotely through a smartphone app or other device. These devices may include things…
Interactive Digital Narrative
Notes: Interactive digital narrative (IDN) refers to a type of digital media that combines elements of storytelling with interactive elements that allow the user to participate in and shape the story. IDN…
Computational Narrative
Notes: Récit is a French term that can be translated as “narrative” or “account.” It typically refers to a brief or concise story or account that has a simple narrative structure. A…
Conversation Trees
Notes: A conversation tree is a branching structure that represents a conversation or dialogue between two or more individuals. It consists of a series of interconnected nodes, where each node represents a…
Conversational Interface & Dialog Systems
Notes: A conversational interface is a type of user interface that enables users to interact with a computer or other device using natural language conversation. Conversational interfaces can take many forms, including…
Co-occurrence & Dialog Systems
Notes: Co-occurrence is a term that refers to the occurrence of two or more items or events together in a text or speech. In the context of dialog systems, co-occurrence can be…
DBpedia & Dialog Systems
Notes: DBpedia is a project that aims to extract and organize structured information from Wikipedia, and to make this information available for use in other applications and services. It uses natural language…