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Infinite Games?

Posted by michael on from the rediscovering-MUDs dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "BBC is running a story on how US scientists are working on improving AI - with potential benefits for coming games. The system, called Liquid Narrative allows to avoid scripted storylines, and finally gives us, the gamers, full freedom to do whatever we want to do. R. Michael Young, the project coordinator, says: 'Game companies are realising that story telling has a lot of potential that has not been tapped yet.'"

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  1. Remember in the good ole days by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    When technological innovation was driven by war and/or exploration? Now, it's driven by games.

    1. Re:Remember in the good ole days by govtcheez · · Score: 4, Funny

      But I thought the rule was that all technological innovation was driven by pr0n?

  2. Re:Other applications... by billybob2001 · · Score: 4, Funny

    why not simulate, say, a visit to a secluded hamlet in Soviet Russia with Natalie Portman?

    Because in Soviet Russia, Natalie Portman vists you!

    </inJoke>

  3. Re:Do tell... by silhouette · · Score: 4, Funny

    in fact, Squaresoft is basically putting ALL the emphasis on plot!

    You mean the plot where a young group of rag-tag heros with a plucky/brooding/reluctant leader have to go travel the world on an adventure to destroy an ancient/extraterrestrial evil that has somehow awoken, during which the companions learn the true value of friendship, loyalty, and teamwork?

    That one would be Final Fantasy .. erm.. all of them.

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