Past raif topics: NPCs and AI

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This is a collection of Past raif topics to do with Non Player Characters and Artificial Intelligence in IF.

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Believable / realistic NPCs

See also => Game Mechanics: Actors / PCs and NPCs
See also => InfAct - Inform NPCs (Roger Firth) .. NPC Characterization (Emily Short)
See also => NPC Behaviour and Responsiveness in the IF Gems review quotes collection (also in the IF Archive)
See also => Best NPCs .. Best_Individual_NPC (IFWiki articles)

NPC personality / characterization

See also => NPC Characterization in the IF Gems review quotes collection (also in the IF Archive)

Conversations with NPCs

See also => Conversations with NPCs in the IF Gems review quotes collection (also in the IF Archive)
See also => NPCs and AI: Conversation interfaces

Conversation interfaces

See also => Conversation (article by Emily Short)
See also => Choosing a Conversation System (TADS3)
See also => Conversation Systems in the IF Gems review quotes collection (also in the IF Archive)
See also => Conversation system (IFWiki article)

NPC motivations & behavior

See also => OZ Project Publications .. All that Erasmatazz (Xyzzy news) (archive)
See also => NPC Behaviour in the IF Gems review quotes collection (also in the IF Archive)
See also => Façade system .. Review of Façade (Brass Lantern)

NPC knowledge, planning and reasoning

Artificial Intelligence

See also => Artifial Intelligence in Adventure Games (Brass Lantern)