<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Mobiles AI and automation --> <!--X-From-R13: [nep Pbjqra <elhzbNzrevg.rqh> --> <!--X-Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 14:05:25 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 36765.3147058759#mactheknife,merit.edu --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.BSF.4.10.9909221222140.925-100000#shell9,ba.best.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Mobiles AI and automation</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:ryumo#merit,edu"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00472.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00474.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00468.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00479.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00473">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00473">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00473">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Mobiles AI and automation</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Mobiles AI and automation</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Marc Bowden <<A HREF="mailto:ryumo#merit,edu">ryumo#merit,edu</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 06:59:19 -0400</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> --On Wed, Sep 22, 1999 12:23 PM -0700 Matthew Mihaly <diablo#best,com> wrote: > On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Crystalmir wrote: > >> Hi, i am planning to do bots and robots to >> handle specific tasks on my mud, such a >> making a 'newbie welcome program'(the first thing >> you get on Avalon). A touristic guide, as well >> as more intelligent mobiles. >> >> Well, i would like to know if someone already did >> that and could share source code, if there are >> source code somewhere, or if you have any ideas > > We've got a newbie welcome program and, like avalon's, it's got not a > whole lot to do with the actual mobiles. They may be there to guide you > and speak to you, but they really are just decorations. The code that > drives the introductions just makes various mobiles interact with you in > order to make it feel more interesting. > That's fine. Behavior modeling is *way* easier than creating a construct that can carry out an intelligent conversation! Of course, at 6:45AM, I probably wouldn't pass a Turing test either. - Marc Bowden, Soulsinger@Dreamshadow _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00479" HREF="msg00479.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mobiles AI and automation</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Mik Clarke <mikclrk#ibm,net></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00468" HREF="msg00468.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mobiles AI and automation</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Matthew Mihaly <diablo#best,com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00472.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00474.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] an essay on PK</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00468.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mobiles AI and automation</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00479.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mobiles AI and automation</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00473"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00473"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00481" HREF="msg00481.html">[MUD-Dev] Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender (fwd)</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Fri 24 Sep 1999, 00:39 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00488" HREF="msg00488.html">[MUD-Dev] Effiecient interaction (was deliver failed)</A></strong>, Spin <a href="mailto:spin#triode,net.au">spin#triode,net.au</a>, Fri 24 Sep 1999, 03:22 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00461" HREF="msg00461.html">[MUD-Dev] Mobiles AI and automation</A></strong>, Crystalmir <a href="mailto:cmir#intrepid,inetsolve.com">cmir#intrepid,inetsolve.com</a>, Wed 22 Sep 1999, 18:09 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00468" HREF="msg00468.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mobiles AI and automation</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Thu 23 Sep 1999, 00:08 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00473" HREF="msg00473.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mobiles AI and automation</A></strong>, Marc Bowden <a href="mailto:ryumo#merit,edu">ryumo#merit,edu</a>, Thu 23 Sep 1999, 21:05 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00479" HREF="msg00479.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mobiles AI and automation</A></strong>, Mik Clarke <a href="mailto:mikclrk#ibm,net">mikclrk#ibm,net</a>, Fri 24 Sep 1999, 00:39 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00456" HREF="msg00456.html">[MUD-Dev] what players want, what I want</A></strong>, Ilya, Game Commandos <a href="mailto:Ilya#gamecommandos,com">Ilya#gamecommandos,com</a>, Wed 22 Sep 1999, 18:08 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00465" HREF="msg00465.html">[MUD-Dev] This is just... STRANGE</A></strong>, Dundee <a href="mailto:SkeptAck#antisocial,com">SkeptAck#antisocial,com</a>, Wed 22 Sep 1999, 19:20 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00464" HREF="msg00464.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] what players want, what I want</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Wed 22 Sep 1999, 19:20 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>