Rich computational model of conflict for virtual characters

Abstract

Rich interactions with virtual characters in narrative-based environments can be enabled by providing characters with representation of parameters for reasoning about various types of conflict. This paper proposes a model of conflict that includes mechanics, context, and dynamics of conflict scenarios. This model extends and reconciles prior work on conflict management from various disciplines. This model complements task-oriented conflicts that are implemented in current agent architectures and seeks to motivate exploration to a new design space of possible conflict situations. This work is based on initial analysis of a corpus of conflict scenarios annotated with personality profiles and resolution strategies. This annotated corpus is made available to the community for further research on conflict. © 2012 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.