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This paper explores use of multiple large language model (LLM) agents to simulate complex, dynamic characters in dramatic scenarios. We introduce a drama machine framework that coordinates interactions between LLM agents playing different…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-09-04 Liam Magee , Vanicka Arora , Gus Gollings , Norma Lam-Saw

Role-playing is a crucial capability of Large Language Models (LLMs), enabling a wide range of practical applications, including intelligent non-player characters, digital twins, and emotional companions. Evaluating this capability in LLMs…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-12-10 Lei Wang , Jianxun Lian , Yi Huang , Yanqi Dai , Haoxuan Li , Xu Chen , Xing Xie , Ji-Rong Wen

Dialogue authoring in large games requires not only content creation but the subtlety of its delivery, which can vary from character to character. Manually authoring this dialogue can be tedious, time-consuming, or even altogether…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2017-08-31 Stephanie M. Lukin , James O. Ryan , Marilyn A. Walker

As dialogue agents become increasingly human-like in their performance, it is imperative that we develop effective ways to describe their behaviour in high-level terms without falling into the trap of anthropomorphism. In this paper, we…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-05-29 Murray Shanahan , Kyle McDonell , Laria Reynolds

Interactive storytelling benefits from planning and exploring multiple 'what if' scenarios. Modern LLMs are useful tools for ideation and exploration, but current chat-based user interfaces restrict users to a single linear flow. To address…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-04-04 Parsa Ghaffari , Chris Hokamp

Writing compelling fiction is a multifaceted process combining elements such as crafting a plot, developing interesting characters, and using evocative language. While large language models (LLMs) show promise for story writing, they…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-03-17 Fantine Huot , Reinald Kim Amplayo , Jennimaria Palomaki , Alice Shoshana Jakobovits , Elizabeth Clark , Mirella Lapata

Large language models can be used for collaborative storytelling. In this work we report on using GPT-3 \cite{brown2020language} to co-narrate stories. The AI system must track plot progression and character arcs while the human actors…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-10-01 Boyd Branch , Piotr Mirowski , Kory W. Mathewson

Interactive narrative (IN) authors craft spaces of divergent narrative possibilities for players to explore, with the player's input determining which narrative possibilities they actually experience. Generative AI can enable new forms of…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-01-23 Yi Wang , John Joon Young Chung , Melissa Roemmele , Yuqian Sun , Tiffany Wang , Shm Garanganao Almeda , Brett A. Halperin , Yuwen Lu , Max Kreminski

Very little has been explored about the narrative as a process when constructing entertainment for interactive media. Simultaneously, the interest in narrative vehicles increases while certain occupations, seeing the narrative as a…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2009-05-20 Katarina Borg Gyllenback

LLM-based Interactive Drama introduces a novel dialogue scenario in which the player immerses into a character and engages in a dramatic story by interacting with LLM agents. Despite the fact that this emerging area holds significant…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Tianyang Xu , Hongqiu Wu , Weiqi Wu , Hai Zhao

We provide a dataset that enables the creation of learning agents that can build knowledge graph-based world models of interactive narratives. Interactive narratives -- or text-adventure games -- are partially observable environments…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-06-18 Prithviraj Ammanabrolu , Mark O. Riedl

When reading a literary piece, readers often make inferences about various characters' roles, personalities, relationships, intents, actions, etc. While humans can readily draw upon their past experiences to build such a character-centric…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-09-14 Faeze Brahman , Meng Huang , Oyvind Tafjord , Chao Zhao , Mrinmaya Sachan , Snigdha Chaturvedi

Can Large Language Models (LLMs) simulate humans in making important decisions? Recent research has unveiled the potential of using LLMs to develop role-playing language agents (RPLAs), mimicking mainly the knowledge and tones of various…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Rui Xu , Xintao Wang , Jiangjie Chen , Siyu Yuan , Xinfeng Yuan , Jiaqing Liang , Zulong Chen , Xiaoqing Dong , Yanghua Xiao

Emergent narratives provide a unique and compelling approach to interactive storytelling through simulation, and have applications in games, narrative generation, and virtual agents. However the inherent complexity of simulation makes…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-04-24 Ben Kybartas , Clark Verbrugge , Jonathan Lessard

Large Language Models (LLMs) have changed the possibilities of Interactive Storytelling systems that process free-text user input. However, as more of these systems are built, evidence continues to mount regarding the story coherence…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-26 Santiago Góngora , Luis Chiruzzo , Gonzalo Méndez , Pablo Gervás

Role-playing systems powered by large language models (LLMs) have become increasingly influential in emotional communication applications. However, these systems are susceptible to character hallucinations, where the model deviates from…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-09-26 Yihong Tang , Bo Wang , Xu Wang , Dongming Zhao , Jing Liu , Jijun Zhang , Ruifang He , Yuexian Hou

This survey explores the burgeoning field of role-playing with language models, focusing on their development from early persona-based models to advanced character-driven simulations facilitated by Large Language Models (LLMs). Initially…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-01-13 Nuo Chen , Yan Wang , Yang Deng , Jia Li

Applications of narrative theories using large language models (LLMs) deliver promising use-cases in automatic story generation and understanding tasks. Our survey examines how natural language processing (NLP) research engages with fields…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-02-19 David Y. Liu , Aditya Joshi , Paul Dawson

Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) have enabled social simulation through multi-agent systems. Prior efforts focus on agent societies created from scratch, assigning agents with newly defined personas. However, simulating…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Yiting Ran , Xintao Wang , Tian Qiu , Jiaqing Liang , Yanghua Xiao , Deqing Yang

The development of chatbots requires collecting a large number of human-chatbot dialogues to reflect the breadth of users' sociodemographic backgrounds and conversational goals. However, the resource requirements to conduct the respective…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-10-15 Hovhannes Tamoyan , Hendrik Schuff , Iryna Gurevych