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Recently several episodic memory models have been developed for virtual characters to increase their believability. However, none of these models addresses the issue of plausible timing of events. Here we present a model that addresses this issue. We introduce a prototype implementation and discuss the psychological underpinnings. Then we demonstrate that the model is able to mimic some psychological...
This paper investigates a range of challenges faced in the design of a serious game, teaching history to a player immersed in an `open' virtual environment. In the context of this paper, such an environment is described as an exploratory, expansive virtual world within which a user may interact in a non-linear, situated fashion with both the environment and virtual characters. The main contribution...
Ground truth, a training game developed by Sandia National Laboratories in partnership with the University of Southern California GamePipe Lab, puts a player in the role of an incident commander working with teammate agents to respond to urban threats. These agents simulate certain emotions that a responder may feel during this high-stress situation. We construct psychology-plausible models compliant...
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