31st August 2005, 3:07 AM
And I agree, but what i'm saying is that if you know what words and phrases are available to you then it's seamless. Nintendogs is a really good example though it's only single word commands.
The gameplayer would have to have the understanding that the key words must be used. In fact in your example, if you said orange thing by the cat the programing could look for the cat, and then look for an orange object. If there's multiple orange objects then it will get confused and offer you mutiple choice of what you want. If it doesn't understand what you're asking for it would simply ask you to rephrase it or be more specific. Plus it would be taking thing in to account such as tone of voice, so if you're yelling in the example below things wont go smoothly for you.
in-game sitution: pulled over by a cop
Player options:
Officer
Ma'am
Sir
Goodmorning, evening
Hi, hello
No
Yes
I dont know
I know
numerical value between 0 and 155 miles per hour
I was going
Oh...
Okay
But
I dont have it with me
I lost my
wallet
regustration
liscense plate
It's at, it's
home
work
school
in the mail
at the shop
sorry
I wasn't
paying attention
looking
Thank you
my address is (address)
his
her
my name is (name)
if I get my
tail light
brakes
car
spedometer
lights
fixed, repaired, replaced
Do i still have to pay the ticket, fine?
Do I still have to appear in court?
Are you sure
i was going (numerical value) mph over the speed limit?
my tail light is out
My spedometer is broken
Officer: (responds to action:)
sir
ma'am
Have you had anything to drink tonight?
are you on any medication?
good morning, evening
hi, hello
Do you know how fast you were going?
Do you know why I pulled you over?
I clocked you at (numerical value) mph
I see, okay
Can I see your liscense and registration?
(if 30 mph over speed limit) Where's the fire?
Thank you
Please
You know
hmm...
it's illegal to drive without a licsense?
This liscense says it expired last year
i'll be back in a moment
Can I have your name and address?
You should carry your registration at all times
You should carry your registration and liscense at all times
Hello again
alright
Please step out of the vehicle
this is your first offense
So i'll give you a warning
so here's your ticket
I'm writing this because
you ran the red light
you were 20 miles per hour over the speed limit
your tail light is broken
Have a nice day
Be careful
get some rest
etc etc, with the above context you could create hundreds of thousands of possibilities for conversation. one way it could be done smoothly is to have your options presented to you on screen. So that the game shows you what words can be used right after a response is made. If not, then yes it would be a slow process of trial and error to find what the officer would understand or not understand... which make an interesting game since you run the risk of aggitating the officer to the point that your fine is increased or you're thrown in jail. :D
The gameplayer would have to have the understanding that the key words must be used. In fact in your example, if you said orange thing by the cat the programing could look for the cat, and then look for an orange object. If there's multiple orange objects then it will get confused and offer you mutiple choice of what you want. If it doesn't understand what you're asking for it would simply ask you to rephrase it or be more specific. Plus it would be taking thing in to account such as tone of voice, so if you're yelling in the example below things wont go smoothly for you.
in-game sitution: pulled over by a cop
Player options:
Officer
Ma'am
Sir
Goodmorning, evening
Hi, hello
No
Yes
I dont know
I know
numerical value between 0 and 155 miles per hour
I was going
Oh...
Okay
But
I dont have it with me
I lost my
wallet
regustration
liscense plate
It's at, it's
home
work
school
in the mail
at the shop
sorry
I wasn't
paying attention
looking
Thank you
my address is (address)
his
her
my name is (name)
if I get my
tail light
brakes
car
spedometer
lights
fixed, repaired, replaced
Do i still have to pay the ticket, fine?
Do I still have to appear in court?
Are you sure
i was going (numerical value) mph over the speed limit?
my tail light is out
My spedometer is broken
Officer: (responds to action:)
sir
ma'am
Have you had anything to drink tonight?
are you on any medication?
good morning, evening
hi, hello
Do you know how fast you were going?
Do you know why I pulled you over?
I clocked you at (numerical value) mph
I see, okay
Can I see your liscense and registration?
(if 30 mph over speed limit) Where's the fire?
Thank you
Please
You know
hmm...
it's illegal to drive without a licsense?
This liscense says it expired last year
i'll be back in a moment
Can I have your name and address?
You should carry your registration at all times
You should carry your registration and liscense at all times
Hello again
alright
Please step out of the vehicle
this is your first offense
So i'll give you a warning
so here's your ticket
I'm writing this because
you ran the red light
you were 20 miles per hour over the speed limit
your tail light is broken
Have a nice day
Be careful
get some rest
etc etc, with the above context you could create hundreds of thousands of possibilities for conversation. one way it could be done smoothly is to have your options presented to you on screen. So that the game shows you what words can be used right after a response is made. If not, then yes it would be a slow process of trial and error to find what the officer would understand or not understand... which make an interesting game since you run the risk of aggitating the officer to the point that your fine is increased or you're thrown in jail. :D