Paper Info
Title
THESPIAN: An Architecture for Interactive Pedagogical Drama
Abstract
Interactive drama is increasingly being used as a pedagogical tool in a wide variety of computer-based learning environments. However, the effort required to build interactive dramas is quite significant. We built Thespian, an architecture that supports faster development of IPDs, open-ended interaction, encoding of pedagogical goals and quantitative metrics for evaluating those goals. Thespian uses autonomous agents to control each character and assumes that the starting point for the design process is a set of standard scripts. A “fitting” algorithm facilitates the design process by automatically adjusting the goals of the agents so that the agents perform their roles according to the scripts. This also ensures the agents will behave true to their character's motivations even when the interactive drama deviates from the scripts. In this paper, we discuss this basic approach in detail and illustrate its application to the Tactical Language Training System.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2005
AIED
autonomous agent,pedagogical goal,design process,basic approach,pedagogical tool,interactive drama deviate,interactive drama,computer-based learning environment,algorithm facilitates,tactical language training system,interactive pedagogical drama,language learning
Field
DocType
Volume
Architecture,Autonomous agent,Training system,Computer science,Drama,Language acquisition,Engineering design process,Multimedia,Scripting language,Encoding (memory)
Conference
125
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
0922-6389
1-58603-530-4
41
PageRank 
References 
Authors
3.05
10
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mei Si125924.87
Stacy Marsella23290297.09
David V. Pynadath31556130.56