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Applying Direct Manipulation Interfaces to Customizing Player Character Behaviour

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Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2006 (ICEC 2006)

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The ability customize a players avatar (their graphical representation) is one of the most popular features of online games and graphical chat environments. Though customizing appearance is a common ability in most games, creating tools for customizing a character’s behaviour is still a difficult problem. We propose a methodology, based on direct manipulation, that allows players to specify the type of behaviour they would like in a given context. This methodology is iterative, with the player performing a number of different customizations in different contexts. Players are also able to continue customizing their character during play, with commands that can have long term and permanent effects.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University College London, Malet Place, London, WC1E 6BT, UK

    Marco Gillies

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  1. Microsoft Research Cambridge, Socio-Digital Systems, 7 J.J: Thomson Ave, CB3 OFB, Cambridge, UK

    Richard Harper

  2. Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Den Dolech 2, 5600MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Matthias Rauterberg

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    Marco Combetto

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Gillies, M. (2006). Applying Direct Manipulation Interfaces to Customizing Player Character Behaviour. In: Harper, R., Rauterberg, M., Combetto, M. (eds) Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2006. ICEC 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4161. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11872320_21

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