Some Time-Honoured Strategies

Title: Some Time-Honoured Strategies

Research Question: How can we automate the generation of scripted dialogue to create more engaging and realistic interactions?

Methodology: The researchers proposed three strategies for automating the generation of scripted dialogue:

1. Character-driven strategy: This strategy focuses on creating characters with distinct personalities and goals, which influence their dialogue. 2. Situation-driven strategy: In this strategy, the dialogue is driven by the situation or task at hand, rather than the characters. 3. Thematic strategy: This approach generates dialogue based on a central theme or concept, weaving it into the conversation.

Results: The study found that a combination of these strategies could lead to more engaging and realistic scripted dialogues. The researchers demonstrated their strategies using examples from naturally occurring dialogue.

Implications: The automation of scripted dialogue has the potential to enhance user experiences in various applications, such as virtual training environments or conversational AI. The strategies proposed in this study could serve as a foundation for further research in this area.

In conclusion, the automation of scripted dialogue can lead to more engaging and realistic interactions, but it requires a combination of character-driven, situation-driven, and thematic strategies. This study provides a framework for further research in this area.

Link to Article: https://arxiv.org/abs/0312051v1 Authors: arXiv ID: 0312051v1