Procedural Generation & Natural Language Processing

Notes:

Procedural generation is a technique in computer science that involves the use of algorithms to generate content automatically. This can be used to generate a wide variety of content, including images, audio, and text.

Procedural generation is often used in video games, where it is used to generate game levels, environments, and other types of content on the fly. This allows developers to create a large amount of content without having to create each piece of content individually.

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a field of computer science that involves the use of algorithms and techniques to process and analyze natural language data. In the context of procedural generation, NLP techniques can be used to generate natural language text automatically.

For example, an NLP-based procedural generation system might use a set of rules or a machine learning model to generate text that is coherent and grammatically correct. This might be used to generate descriptions of game environments, NPC dialogues, or other types of text-based content.

Dialog generation is a process of creating natural language text that is used in dialogues or conversations. It can be related to procedural generation in that it involves the use of algorithms and techniques to generate text automatically.

There are several different approaches to dialog generation, including rule-based systems, machine learning models, and hybrid approaches that combine both. In general, these approaches involve the use of algorithms and techniques to analyze language data and generate text that is coherent, grammatically correct, and contextually appropriate.

Procedural generation can be used in the process of dialog generation to create dialogues that are varied and interesting. For example, a procedural generation system might be used to create a large number of dialogues for use in a video game or virtual assistant. These dialogues could be generated based on a set of rules or a machine learning model, and could include a wide variety of different topics and responses.

Behavior generation is the process of creating behavior for computer-controlled characters or agents in a virtual environment. This can be related to procedural generation in that it involves the use of algorithms and techniques to generate behavior automatically.

In general, behavior generation systems use a set of rules or a machine learning model to generate behavior that is appropriate for the character or agent in a given context. For example, a behavior generation system might be used to create behaviors for non-player characters (NPCs) in a video game, allowing them to interact with the player and other NPCs in a believable and natural way.

Procedural generation can be used in the process of behavior generation to create a wide variety of different behaviors for a character or agent. For example, a procedural generation system might be used to create a large number of different behaviors for an NPC, such as walking, talking, and interacting with objects in the environment. These behaviors could be generated based on a set of rules or a machine learning model, and could be customized to suit the needs of the application.

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Deep Learning Based Cryptographic Primitive Classification
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Semantics-Based Intelligent Human-Computer Interaction
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Five Challenges for Intelligent Cinematography and Editing
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Computational creativity conceptualisation grounded on iccc papers
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Sign Language synthesis using hand motion acquisition
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3d terrain generation and texture manipulation by voice input
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Cognitive Gaming
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Personalized and adaptive serious games
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Robocodes: Towards Generative Street Addresses from Satellite Imagery
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Semantic Content Generation Framework for Game Worlds
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Automated planning and player modeling for interactive storytelling
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Learning generalized reactive policies using deep neural networks
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Development and evaluation of software tools for speech therapy
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Virtual agents for the production of linear animations
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Procedural content generation for games: A survey
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Astrogue: A Roguelike
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Paving the Way for Self-driving Cars-Software Testing for Safety-critical Systems Based on Machine Learning: A Systematic Mapping Study and a Survey
Y Tan – 2017 – diva-portal.org
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3D design and modeling of smart cities from a computer graphics perspective
DG Aliaga – International Scholarly Research Notices, 2012 – hindawi.com
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Training my car to see using virtual worlds
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Applying norms and preferences for designing flexible game rules
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Driving story generation with learnable character models
MP Fay – 2014 – dspace.mit.edu
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Expressive Gesture and Body Motion Modeling and Evaluation
P Luo – 2013 – search.proquest.com
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Experiencing Interactive Storytelling
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A mini-thesis submitted for transfer from MPhil to PhD
R Prince – 2009 – wais-demo.ecs.soton.ac.uk
… This involved an architecture similar to Adaptive Hypermedia systems such as AHAM and GAM, and an adaptive game engine which utilised flexible input mechanisms, and procedural generation tech- nologies to produce different gaming experiences for each player.

Expressive design tools: Procedural content generation for game designers
GM Smith – 2012 – search.proquest.com
… Finally, in Chapter 8, Conclusion and Future Work, I summarize the contributions of this dissertation, and describe future avenues for research in the area of Expressive Design Tools and Procedural Generation for Game Design. 22. CHAPTER 2 …

Domain adaptation for visual applications: A comprehensive survey
G Csurka – arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.05374, 2017 – arxiv.org
Page 1. Domain Adaptation for Visual Applications: A Comprehensive Survey Gabriela Csurka Abstract The aim of this paper1 is to give an overview of domain adaptation and transfer learning with a specific view on visual applications …

Automated Planning and Player Modelling for Interactive Storytelling
AR Sanabria – 2013 – search.proquest.com
… tions and postconditions (ie, eects) enables the use of AI methods for procedural. generation. Such automation can help developers keep track of possible story states … haviour, drama-managed plot and shallow natural language processing. A story …

W RLDCOMP’14
F CENTER – wins.or.kr
Page 1. ega ol ev B a llro o m s 1 2 3 4 5 S I L V E R G O L D C O P P E R P L A T IN U m S T E R L IN G A /B /C Restrooms R estro om s R egistration D esk Ele va to rs Ele va to rs E le v a to rs B u s in e s s O ffic e A re a SPA AND SALON FITNESS CENTER …

Unit operations: An approach to videogame criticism
I Bogost – 2008 – books.google.com
Page 1. UNIT OPERATIONS AN APPROACH TO VIDEOGAME CRITICISM IAN BOGOST Page 2. Unit Operations Page 3. Page 4. Unit Operations An Approach to Videogame Criticism Ian Bogost The MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England Page 5 …

Characterizing developers rework on github open source projects
TR Rúbio, CA Gulo – Proceedings of the 10th Doctoral Symposium …, 2015 – paginas.fe.up.pt
… SESSION 3 RESEARCH ON PROGRAMMING Analysis and Evaluation of gesture recognition using LeapMo- tion Pedro Leitão Survey on Frameworks for Distributed Computing Telmo Morais Procedural Generation of Maps and Narrative Inclusion for Video Games João …

Handbook of digital games
MC Angelides, H Agius – 2014 – books.google.com
… This requires AItechniques, including natural language processing, animation, and representations of nonhuman autonomous player profiles. Playerrecognition that tracksand records player actionsforthe purpose of individualizingthe game experience …

Design Guidelines for Video Games to Achieve an Understanding of Care
M Keoshkerian – 2017 – openresearch.ocadu.ca
Page 1. Design Guidelines for Video Games to Achieve an Understanding of Care How Might an Understanding of Care Be Designed into Immersive, Simulated, and Open-Ended Video Games? By Michael Andrew Keoshkerian …

Investigating the Relationship between FFM, Game Literacy, Content Generation and Game-play Preference
N Heijne – 2016 – esc.fnwi.uva.nl
… In these kinds of games procedural generation of the en- vironment is often mandatory to keep the game interesting and increase the replay value. 2 Page 4 … This is then coupled with natural language processing to create game-like stories [13] …

Lower Bounds for Merging on the Hypercube
M Kerber, B Doerr, S Angelopoulos… – Proceedings of the …, 2008 – dl.acm.org
@inproceedings{Rub:1994:LBM:188380.188407, author = {R\”{u}b, Christine}, title = {Lower Bounds for Merging on the Hypercube}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Second Italian Conference on Algorithms and Complexity}, series = {CIAC ’94}, year = {1994}, isbn = {3-540 …

Stochastic Tree Search for Highly Coordinated Planning
B Kartal – 2016 – search.proquest.com
Stochastic Tree Search for Highly Coordinated Planning. Abstract. Coordination plays a key role in efficiently solving multi-agent problems such as exploration of unknown environments, search and rescue, and surveillance …

Behavior Generation For Interpersonal Coordination With Virtual Humans
H VAN WELBERGEN – 2011 – Citeseer
… Designing a virtual human is a multi-disciplinary effort, requiring expertise in many research areas, including computer animation, perception, cognitive modeling, emo- tions and personality, natural language processing, speech recognition, speech syn- thesis, nonverbal …

Automated Extraction of Action Semantics for Embodied Virtual Agent Using Textual Knowledge Bases
JT Balint – 2017 – search.proquest.com
… virtual world [14]. There are various reasons for this, including creating more believable physics systems [15], procedural. generation of scenes [16, 17], and character-object interaction [18]. As we are focused. on actions, character …