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Our goal is to create an interactive natural language interface that efficiently and reliably learns from users to complete tasks in simulated robotics settings. We introduce a neural semantic parsing system that learns new high-level…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2020-10-13 Siddharth Karamcheti , Dorsa Sadigh , Percy Liang

End-to-end neural approaches are becoming increasingly common in conversational scenarios due to their promising performances when provided with sufficient amount of data. In this paper, we present a novel methodology to address the…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2019-10-17 Sourabh Majumdar , Serra Sinem Tekiroglu , Marco Guerini

Tools for analyzing character portrayal in fiction are valuable for writers and literary scholars in developing and interpreting compelling stories. Existing tools, such as visualization tools for analyzing fictional characters, primarily…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-08-11 Brandon Jaipersaud , Zining Zhu , Frank Rudzicz , Elliot Creager

We propose an interactive multimodal framework for language learning. Instead of being passively exposed to large amounts of natural text, our learners (implemented as feed-forward neural networks) engage in cooperative referential games…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2016-05-24 Angeliki Lazaridou , Nghia The Pham , Marco Baroni

Narrative visualization transforms data into engaging stories, making complex information accessible to a broad audience. Foundation models, with their advanced capabilities such as natural language processing, content generation, and…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-02-14 Yi He , Ke Xu , Shixiong Cao , Yang Shi , Qing Chen , Nan Cao

Human-AI interactions are increasingly part of everyday life, yet the interpersonal dynamics that unfold during such exchanges remain underexplored. This study investigates how emotional alignment, semantic exploration, and linguistic…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-22 Halfdan Nordahl Fundal , Johannes Eide Rambøll , Karsten Olsen

Virtual reality games always provide the player with the most verisimilitude experience. With the advancement of VR hardware, it may become mainstream how people feel and attach to a virtual world. The paper discusses a possible solution to…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-03-15 Zhongsheng Li , Wuji Li , Yudong He

With the advancement of natural language generation (NLG) technologies, creative story generation systems have gained increasing attention. However, current systems often fail to accurately translate user intent into satisfactory story…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-12-03 Yunchao Wang , Guodao Sun , Zihang Fu , Zhehao Liu , Kaixing Du , Haidong Gao , Ronghua Liang

The development of believable, natural, and interactive digital artificial agents is a field of growing interest. Theoretical uncertainties and technical barriers present considerable challenges to the field, particularly with regards to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-09-12 Maximilian Croissant , Madeleine Frister , Guy Schofield , Cade McCall

Generative AI has established the opportunity to readily transform content from one medium to another. This capability is especially powerful for storytelling, where visual illustrations can illuminate a story originally expressed in text.…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Melissa Roemmele , John Joon Young Chung , Taewook Kim , Yuqian Sun , Alex Calderwood , Max Kreminski

Believable proxies of human behavior can empower interactive applications ranging from immersive environments to rehearsal spaces for interpersonal communication to prototyping tools. In this paper, we introduce generative…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-08-08 Joon Sung Park , Joseph C. O'Brien , Carrie J. Cai , Meredith Ringel Morris , Percy Liang , Michael S. Bernstein

WHAT-IF -- Writing a Hero's Alternate Timeline through Interactive Fiction -- is a system that uses zero-shot meta-prompting to create branching narratives from a prewritten story. Played as an interactive fiction (IF) game, WHAT-IF lets…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-10-22 Runsheng "Anson" Huang , Lara J. Martin , Chris Callison-Burch

Large language models (LLMs) have shown exceptional proficiency in natural language processing but often fall short of generating creative and original responses to open-ended questions. To enhance LLM creativity, our key insight is to…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-08-09 Li-Chun Lu , Shou-Jen Chen , Tsung-Min Pai , Chan-Hung Yu , Hung-yi Lee , Shao-Hua Sun

Reader reviews of literary fiction on social media, especially those in persistent, dedicated forums, create and are in turn driven by underlying narrative frameworks. In their comments about a novel, readers generally include only a subset…

Utilizing large language models (LLMs) to achieve role-playing has gained great attention recently. The primary implementation methods include leveraging refined prompts and fine-tuning on role-specific datasets. However, these methods…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-07-30 Libo Sun , Siyuan Wang , Xuanjing Huang , Zhongyu Wei

This paper assesses the potential for large language models (LLMs) to serve as assistive tools in the creative writing process, by means of a single, in-depth case study. In the course of the study, we develop interactive and multi-voice…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-12-08 Murray Shanahan , Catherine Clarke

Simulations, although powerful in accurately replicating real-world systems, often remain inaccessible to non-technical users due to their complexity. Conversely, large language models (LLMs) provide intuitive, language-based interactions…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-05-22 Jacob Kleiman , Kevin Frank , Joseph Voyles , Sindy Campagna

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become tightly integrated into modern technology, yet existing exploratory visualizations for explainable AI (XAI) are primarily designed for users with technical expertise. This leaves everyday users, who…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-10-08 Yuzhe You , Jian Zhao

This perspective paper explores the future potential of "conversational intelligence" by examining how Large Language Models (LLMs) could be combined with GRAPHYP's network system to better understand human conversations and preferences.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Renaud Fabre , Daniel Egret , Patrice Bellot

Narrative sensemaking is a fundamental process to understand sequential information. Narrative maps are a visual representation framework that can aid analysts in their narrative sensemaking process. Narrative maps allow analysts to…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-12-24 Brian Felipe Keith Norambuena , Tanushree Mitra , Chris North