Mick West writes about how to make NPCs or game system to make mistakes in a piece Intelligent Mistakes: How to Incorporate Stupidity Into Your AI Code at Gamasutra; something we needed also think when designing poker minigame for Lies and Seductions.
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thechineseroom, adventures in first person gaming
Note for myself: check publications at http://www.thechineseroom.co.uk/.
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EPSRC AI Games Network: NPC AI
Workshop for NPC AI: http://dces.essex.ac.uk/staff/lucas/aignet/npcai.html. Presentation slides should appear to workshop site at some point according to report at Game AI for Developers. Presentations seems interesting. Need to check if the presenters have published something relevant to my research.
Grim Fandango Puzzle Doc
Tim Shafer, the designer of Grim Fandango has released the design document of the game with some reflections.
History of Computer Games
Just game across with A chronological history of computer, video games and related technologies.
PS2 Games on PS3
I am working on a paper on a PS2 game, Project Zero (Tecmo, 2002). The game allows only three game saves to a memory card. As I want to go back to specific sections of the game later on, the limitation is awkward. Fortunately, the game runs on my PS3. 60G PS3 has a featureContinue reading “PS2 Games on PS3”
“Role-playing Games and Usability” by Reinikainen
After promising to point some references for masters thesis at goth party some time ago. I got thesis couple of days ago, in which Arttu Reinikainen looks at a role-playing game system, from the perspective of usability. The perspective is fresh and welcomed. While I am not really buying the immersion and flow link toContinue reading ““Role-playing Games and Usability” by Reinikainen”
Evil Games? Evil Religion?
I have been reading Richard Dawkins’s The God Delusion, a light summer reading (non-work related, I though), which had some interesting stuff. Dawkins cites Gregory S. Paul who concludes: “higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy andContinue reading “Evil Games? Evil Religion?”
Higher Level Games Education Needed
I probably need these in the future: Is UK game development in trouble? And can women save it? Suomen pelialan koulutustarpeet 2008 (PDF)
Petri Lankoski 