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XML Schema for Theatrical Scripts?

Posted by Cliff on from the novel-uses-for-bots dept.

skunkeh asks: "I was recently discussing innovative uses for IRC bots with a friend and we came up with the idea of using bots for theatrical performances, with different bots taking on different roles and outputting a pre-defined script to a moderated IRC channel. The obvious solution for inputing scripts to the bots would be using XML - is anyone aware of an XML standard for play scripts or would we need to create our own?" Bots doing Shakesspeare? Hrmm....OK, after that image, this is the last time I post Slashdot articles while drinking Bawls.

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  1. Best version I know of by Ob+the+Rat · · Score: 4, Informative

    Jon Boask has done some work on this. It includes at DTD instead of an XMLSchema, but it's not too hard to move between the two...

    http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/bosakShakespeare 20 0.html

    http://www.ibiblio.org/xml/examples/shakespeare/

  2. Text Encoding Initiative by The+Quiet+Man · · Score: 2, Informative

    Check out the TEI web site at www.tei-c.org. Their DTD includes tags for marking up scripts.

  3. It's been done before. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    http://www.funkplanet.com/thespians/

    A stunning waste of time, but it does in fact perform plays on IRC. Requires Perl, POE, and a fair amount of patience. Have fun.