| July 18, 2007 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
This month Dr. Ian Davis, CEO and Founder of Mad Doc Software in Andover, MA will be speaking. He will be discussing the relationship between character AI and character design in games. A brief description of what he is going to talk about:
Creating convincing characters in video games is a complicated process involving an unholy combination of design, art, and AI. The fundamental conflict in games of Interactive versus Narrative reaches its boiling point when it comes to interaction with NPC characters who are both story elements and stand-ins for humans. This talk will be a fast paced overview of both the design considerations and the AI needed to support this.
It should be a great talk. The meeting will be at the usual time and place, starting at 7pm at The Skellig in Waltham. (Click on the “About” link on this page to see directions and info about paying for your food and drink.)