Scene to Adventure GameScene to Adventure Game

Ross Berkland

Supervisor: Professor Shaun Bangay

Textual Based Generation of

Adventure Games

OverviewOverviewExtension of text-to-scene

system.

Key concepts fiction book tagged with xml-style annotations.

Annotated text used in generating the game world.

Understanding of Understanding of functionalityfunctionalitySome research done on

automated game developmentGlest engine makes use of xml

fields to define game objectsXml fields populated from

annotations in textMakes use of interactive

narrative

System StructureSystem StructureSystemAnnotated Text

•Parser•File Generator

Game Engine

•File structure•Compiles game

Game

Old ApproachOld ApproachDiscover suitable annotation

method◦Analyze various constraint systems

Familiarity with game engine ◦Investigation of game manual

Creating the world◦Generic game world for testing

Managing the constraints◦Take time intervals into account◦Deals with characters and objects

New ApproachNew ApproachAnalyse and understand existing

game engineDefine appropriate annotation

types and annotate textWrite parser to generate

necessary games files and modify engine accordingly◦Takes pre-annotated text as input

Current directionCurrent direction

Characters Map Details

Text

Game

Engine

Project TimelineProject TimelineResearchAnalysis of Glest engineCreate parser Modify engineSystem refactoring &

OptimisationExtensionsWrite-up

Current work

ExtensionsExtensions

Implement emergent interactive narrative structure

Add multiplayer functionality

Key PointsKey PointsNo longer concerned with text

annotation methodGreater focus on use of xml in

game engine Modification of existing engine to

accommodate new functionality