NPCEditor: Creating Virtual Human Dialogue Using Information Retrieval Techniques

Authors

  • Anton Leuski Institute for Creative Technologies
  • David Traum Institute for Creative Technologies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v32i2.2347

Abstract

NPCEditor is a system for building a natural language processing component for virtual humans capable of engaging a user in spoken dialog on a limited domain. It uses statistical language classification technology for mapping from a user’s text input to system responses. NPCEditor provides a user-friendly editor for creating effective virtual humans quickly. It has been deployed as a part of various virtual human systems in several applications.

Author Biographies

Anton Leuski, Institute for Creative Technologies

Research Assistant Professor

David Traum, Institute for Creative Technologies

Research Scientist

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Published

2011-03-16

How to Cite

Leuski, A., & Traum, D. (2011). NPCEditor: Creating Virtual Human Dialogue Using Information Retrieval Techniques. AI Magazine, 32(2), 42-56. https://doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v32i2.2347

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