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Staffan Björk at 09:49, 30 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 20:39, 27 June 2014

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Staffan Björk at 20:38, 27 June 2014

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

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 [[Dialogues]] are typically only using in [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]]. The main distinction between different [[Dialogues]] in games is whether they are used to communicate directly with the game system, i.e. create [[Illocutionary Interfaces]], or are used to communicate with [[Characters]] in the [[Game Worlds]]. This is most typically [[Non-Player Characters]], where [[Companions]] and [[Helpers]] may have more elaborate [[Dialogues|Dialogue]] systems since their interactions and relations to [[Player Characters]] are most important. However, [[Dialogues]] can be designed to function between players, as is for example the case in the [[Battlefield series|Battlefield]] and [[Left 4 Dead series]] where they provide quick communication functionality about a limited set of subjects. An added bonus to such systems is that they by being presented in the players' language of choice work as a context-limited translator. [[Chat Channels]] can be seen both as an alternative to more structured [[Dialogues]] or complements to these, but [[Chat Channels]] used together with [[Non-Player Characters]] or [[Performative Utterances]] are in practice [[Dialogues|Dialogue]] systems.
-Naturally, the intended use of [[Dialogues]] are necessary to consider when designing them. [[Information Passing]] is a typical part of all intended use of [[Dialogues]], but more specific uses include providing, progressing, and reporting on [[Quests]] and other [[Ephemeral Goals]]. Less common are [[Requesting Support]] or demanding [[Outspoken Support]].
+Naturally, the intended use of [[Dialogues]] are necessary to consider when designing them. [[Information Passing]] is a typical part of all intended use of [[Dialogues]], but more specific uses include providing, progressing, and reporting on [[Quests]] and other [[Ephemeral Goals]]. Less common are [[Requesting Support]] or demanding [[Outspoken Support]]. [[Dialogues]] can also be suitable for creating [[Internal Conflicts]], partly since they can easily set different goals against each other as options for the next utterance to say.
 While many dialogue systems are [[Single-Initiative Dialogues]] in that players need to activate them for them to occur, another possibility is that of [[Mixed Initiative Dialogues]] where [[Non-Player Characters]] can start the [[Dialogues]] with players. Examples of when this occurs is in the [[Elder Scrolls series]] and [[Fallout series]]. Regardless of who starts a dialogue, another design choice is how players create their utterances and commit to having them said. Choosing one out of several options (as in [[Grim Fandango]] and the [[Dragon Age series|Dragon Age]] and [[Fallout series]]) or letting player write complete free-text sentences (as in [[DragonMud]] or the [[Zork series]]) are examples [[Chunk-based Dialogue Processing]] but a lesser explored option is that of [[Incremental Dialogue Processing]]. This, which is found in [[Façade]], lets the [[Dialogues]] be [[Gameplay Integrated Conversations]]. The main purpose of this it to help contain [[Diegetic Consistency]] so that not for example a pursuit may be completely halted as the players initiates a conversation with some random [[NPCs|NPC]]. Any [[Dialogues|Dialogue]] system can provide [[Gameplay Integrated Conversations]] simply by running in parallel with other event loops in the game but this requires players to shift between the modes; [[Incremental Dialogue Processing]] makes these shifts simpler.
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 [[Indirect Information]],
 [[Information Passing]],
 [[Performative Utterances]],
 [[Predetermined Story Structures]]

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 [[Category:Dialogue Patterns]]
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-''Diegetic conversations controlled by a game systems.''
+''Diegetic conversations controlled by a game system.''
 Participating in [[Dialogues]] is a natural way of communicating between humans, and for this reason it is perhaps not too surprising that computer games often have a system to support this communication form. However, for a game the [[Dialogues]] can in addition to being between humans be between characters or between players and the game system. When aimed at communicating with computer-controlled characters or the game system itself, the system must not only be able to transfer utterances but also be able to parse and respond to them. While applying this limitation to system supporting [[Dialogues]] between humans significantly limits what can be discussed, it does allow the system to act as a translator between different human languages.

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 === Narrative Aspects ===
-[[Narration Structures]] are typically created through [[Dialogues]] since many [[Dialogues]] are created so the series of utterances made will have a causality.
+[[Predetermined Story Structures]] are typically created through [[Dialogues]] since many [[Dialogues]] are created so the series of utterances made will have a causality.
 == Consequences ==
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 [[Indirect Information]],
 [[Information Passing]],
 [[Performative Utterances]],
 [[Predetermined Story Structures]]

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 [[Dialogues]] are a form of [[Communication Channels|Communication Channel]]. All statements in [[Dialogues]] are examples of [[Information Passing]] but the ones that also change the game state are in addition [[Performative Utterances]]. When a game's interface is a [[Dialogues|Dialogues]], the game has an [[Illocutionary Interfaces|Illocutionary Interface]].
-Since [[Dialogues]] can control the content within them, they allow a means for having [[Diegetic Communication]] in a game.
+Since [[Dialogues]] can control the content within them, they allow a means for having [[Diegetic Communication]] in a game. Being designed before gameplay occurs, [[Dialogues]] are [[Predetermined Story Structures]].
 == Relations ==
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 [[Information Passing]],
 [[Narration Structures]],
-[[Performative Utterances]]
+[[Performative Utterances]],
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 Early [[:Category:Adventure Games|Adventure]] and [[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games|Online Games]] such as the [[Zork series]], [[MUD2]] and [[DragonMud]] used text interfaces. These mixed dialogues between several players with those between individual players and the system as well as between characters in the game worlds. Later graphical [[:Category:Adventure Games|Adventure]], such as [[Grim Fandango]], [[Maniac Mansion]], and [[The Dig]] maintained [[Dialogues]] for conversations with computer-controlled characters while letting players interact with their game worlds through other means. [[Façade]] uses a similar system for [[Dialogues]] between the player's character and two computer-controlled characters, but does this integrated with a real-time graphical environment.
-Graphical [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]] such as those in the [[Dragon Age series|Dragon Age]], [[Fallout series||Fallout]], and [[Mass Effect series]] provide [[Dialogues]] with many characters, adding special depth to the conversations with characters that are friendly or important to the player's character.
+Graphical [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]] such as those in the [[Dragon Age series|Dragon Age]], [[Fallout series|Fallout]], and [[Mass Effect series]] provide [[Dialogues]] with many characters, adding special depth to the conversations with characters that are friendly or important to the player's character.
 [[:Category:FPS Games|FPS Games]] make limited use of [[Dialogues]] but both the [[Battlefield series]] and the [[Left 4 Dead series]] show how pie menus systems can be used to quickly communicate statement about the current context and what needs to be done.
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 == Consequences ==
 [[Dialogues]] are a form of [[Communication Channels|Communication Channel]]. All statements in [[Dialogues]] are examples of [[Information Passing]] but the ones that also change the game state are in addition [[Performative Utterances]]. When a game's interface is a [[Dialogues|Dialogues]], the game has an [[Illocutionary Interfaces|Illocutionary Interface]].
 == Relations ==
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 [[Communication Channels]],
 [[Clues]],
 [[Game State Indicators]],
 [[Illocutionary Interfaces]],
 [[Indirect Information]],
 [[Information Passing]],
 [[Narration Structures]],
 [[Performative Utterances]]

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 [[Category:Character Patterns]]
 [[Category:Dialogue Patterns]]
 [[Category:To be Published]]
 ''Diegetic conversations controlled by a game systems.''
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 While many dialogue systems are [[Single-Initiative Dialogues]] in that players need to activate them for them to occur, another possibility is that of [[Mixed Initiative Dialogues]] where [[Non-Player Characters]] can start the [[Dialogues]] with players. Examples of when this occurs is in the [[Elder Scrolls series]] and [[Fallout series]]. Regardless of who starts a dialogue, another design choice is how players create their utterances and commit to having them said. Choosing one out of several options (as in [[Grim Fandango]] and the [[Dragon Age series|Dragon Age]] and [[Fallout series]]) or letting player write complete free-text sentences (as in [[DragonMud]] or the [[Zork series]]) are examples [[Chunk-based Dialogue Processing]] but a lesser explored option is that of [[Incremental Dialogue Processing]]. This, which is found in [[Façade]], lets the [[Dialogues]] be [[Gameplay Integrated Conversations]]. The main purpose of this it to help contain [[Diegetic Consistency]] so that not for example a pursuit may be completely halted as the players initiates a conversation with some random [[NPCs|NPC]]. Any [[Dialogues|Dialogue]] system can provide [[Gameplay Integrated Conversations]] simply by running in parallel with other event loops in the game but this requires players to shift between the modes; [[Incremental Dialogue Processing]] makes these shifts simpler.
-Feedback to utterances initiated by players or simply utterances by [[NPCs]] can take several forms in [[Dialogues]]. The simplest to creates is [[Canned Text Responses]] but [[Context Dependent Dialogues]] provide [[Contextualized Conversational Responses]]. This may be done by algorithmically creating utterances as the [[Dialogues]] unfold, but [[Location-Specific Dialogues]] and [[Character-Specific Dialogues]] may be sufficient to make the [[Dialogues]] seem context dependent without requiring advance parsing and text generation systems. Regardless of chosen option, [[Dialogues]] typically have [[Basic Input Feedback]] to ensure that participants know that their utterance has been received and understood.
+Feedback to utterances initiated by players or simply utterances by [[NPCs]] can take several forms in [[Dialogues]]. The simplest to create is [[Canned Text Responses]] but [[Context Dependent Dialogues]] provide [[Contextualized Conversational Responses]]. This may be done by algorithmically creating utterances as the [[Dialogues]] unfold, but [[Location-Specific Dialogues]] and [[Character-Specific Dialogues]] may be sufficient to make the [[Dialogues]] seem context dependent without requiring advance parsing and text generation systems. Regardless of chosen option, [[Dialogues]] typically have [[Basic Input Feedback]] to ensure that participants know that their utterance has been received and understood.
 Challenges can be added to the difficulty of using [[Dialogues]]. For example, players may need to use [[Delicate Phrasing]] (as in some of the challenges in [[Grim Fandango]]) or require [[Colloquial Mastery]]. When the [[Dialogues]] are with [[Non-Player Characters]] further options opens up for designing for skill requirements regarding [[Brokering]], making [[False Accusations]], or [[Maintaining Lies]]. [[Ambiguous Responses]] from [[Non-Player Characters]] also increases difficulty in [[Dialogues]], making players have to guess or create hypotheses about the true meaning of utterances.
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 == Consequences ==
-[[Dialogues]] are a form of [[Communication Channels|Communication Channel]]. All statements in [[Dialogues]] are examples of [[Information Passing]] but the ones that also change the game state are in addition [[Performative Utterances]]. When a game's interface is a [[Dialogues|Dialogues]], the game has a [[Illocutionary Interfaces|Illocutionary Interface]].
+[[Dialogues]] are a form of [[Communication Channels|Communication Channel]]. All statements in [[Dialogues]] are examples of [[Information Passing]] but the ones that also change the game state are in addition [[Performative Utterances]]. When a game's interface is a [[Dialogues|Dialogues]], the game has an [[Illocutionary Interfaces|Illocutionary Interface]].
 == Relations ==

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	Naturally, the intended use of [[Dialogues]] are necessary to consider when designing them. [[Information Passing]] is a typical part of all intended use of [[Dialogues]], but more specific uses include providing, progressing, and reporting on [[Quests]] and other [[Ephemeral Goals]]. Less common are [[Requesting Support]] or demanding [[Outspoken Support]].		Naturally, the intended use of [[Dialogues]] are necessary to consider when designing them. [[Information Passing]] is a typical part of all intended use of [[Dialogues]], but more specific uses include providing, progressing, and reporting on [[Quests]] and other [[Ephemeral Goals]]. Less common are [[Requesting Support]] or demanding [[Outspoken Support]].
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	While many dialogue systems are [[Single-Initiative Dialogues]] in that players need to activate them for them to occur, another possibility is that of [[Mixed Initiative Dialogues]] where [[Non-Player Characters]] can start the [[Dialogues]] with players. Examples of when this occurs is in the [[Elder Scrolls series]] and [[Fallout series]]. Regardless of who starts a dialogue, another design choice is how players create their utterances and commit to having them said. Choosing one out of several options (as in [[Grim Fandango]] and the [[Dragon Age series\|Dragon Age]] and [[Fallout series]]) or letting player write complete free-text sentences (as in [[DragonMud]] or the [[Zork series]]) are examples [[Chunk-based Dialogue Processing]] but a lesser explored option is that of [[Incremental Dialogue Processing]]. This, which is found in [[Façade]], lets the [[Dialogues]] be [[Gameplay Integrated Conversations]]. The main purpose of this it to help contain [[Diegetic Consistency]] so that not for example a pursuit may be completely halted as the players initiates a conversation with some random [[NPCs\|NPC]]. Any [[Dialogues\|Dialogue]] system can provide [[Gameplay Integrated Conversations]] simply by running in parallel with other event loops in the game but this requires players to shift between the modes; [[Incremental Dialogue Processing]] makes these shifts simpler.		While many dialogue systems are [[Single-Initiative Dialogues]] in that players need to activate them for them to occur, another possibility is that of [[Mixed Initiative Dialogues]] where [[Non-Player Characters]] can start the [[Dialogues]] with players. Examples of when this occurs is in the [[Elder Scrolls series]] and [[Fallout series]]. Regardless of who starts a dialogue, another design choice is how players create their utterances and commit to having them said. Choosing one out of several options (as in [[Grim Fandango]] and the [[Dragon Age series\|Dragon Age]] and [[Fallout series]]) or letting player write complete free-text sentences (as in [[DragonMud]] or the [[Zork series]]) are examples [[Chunk-based Dialogue Processing]] but a lesser explored option is that of [[Incremental Dialogue Processing]]. This, which is found in [[Façade]], lets the [[Dialogues]] be [[Gameplay Integrated Conversations]]. The main purpose of this it to help contain [[Diegetic Consistency]] so that not for example a pursuit may be completely halted as the players initiates a conversation with some random [[NPCs\|NPC]]. Any [[Dialogues\|Dialogue]] system can provide [[Gameplay Integrated Conversations]] simply by running in parallel with other event loops in the game but this requires players to shift between the modes; [[Incremental Dialogue Processing]] makes these shifts simpler.

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 Challenges can be added to the difficulty of using [[Dialogues]]. For example, players may need to use [[Delicate Phrasing]] (as in some of the challenges in [[Grim Fandango]]) or require [[Colloquial Mastery]]. When the [[Dialogues]] are with [[Non-Player Characters]] further options opens up for designing for skill requirements regarding [[Brokering]], making [[False Accusations]], or [[Maintaining Lies]]. [[Ambiguous Responses]] from [[Non-Player Characters]] also increases difficulty in [[Dialogues]], making players have to guess or create hypotheses about the true meaning of utterances.
-While [[Dialogues]] consist of [[Information Passing]], what can be said in one [[Dialogues|Dialogue]] can be modified by the knowledge the player has acquired earlier, i.e. through earlier [[Information Passing]]. One specific types of [[Information Passing]] that can serve in both these ways (and as [[Clues]]) is [[Gossip]]. Since [[Dialogues]] most often try to be [[Thematically Consistent Dialogues]] they cannot direct communicate information about the game state and for this reason most [[Dialogues]] have [[Indirect Information]] - the utterance may of course also have [[Indirect Information]]
+While [[Dialogues]] consist of [[Information Passing]], what can be said in one [[Dialogues|Dialogue]] can be modified by the knowledge the player has acquired earlier, i.e. through earlier [[Information Passing]]. One specific types of [[Information Passing]] that can serve in both these ways (and as [[Clues]]) is [[Gossip]]. Since [[Dialogues]] most often try to be [[Thematically Consistent Dialogues]] they cannot direct communicate information about the game state and for this reason most [[Dialogues]] have [[Indirect Information]] - the utterance may of course also have diegetically [[Indirect Information]].
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-[[Indirect Information]]
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 The nature of communicating makes it possible to support [[Dialogues]] in [[Game Worlds|Game World]] contexts where other types of interaction might not be possible, e.g. [[Dialogues]] may be possible to have with those in [[Inaccessible Areas]]. All these aspects make [[Dialogues]] good ways for players to explore [[Detective Structures]].
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 [[Game State Indicators]],
 [[Illocutionary Interfaces]],
 [[Information Passing]],
 [[Gossip]],
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 [[Inaccessible Areas]],
 [[Incremental Dialogue Processing]],
 [[Information Passing]],
 [[Location-Specific Dialogues]],

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 [[Indirect information]]
-[[Basic Input Feedback]]
 While many dialogue systems are [[Single-Initiative Dialogues]] in that players need to activate them for them to occur, another possibility is that of [[Mixed Initiative Dialogues]] where [[Non-Player Characters]] can start the [[Dialogues]] with players. Examples of when this occurs is in the [[Elder Scrolls series]] and [[Fallout series]]. Regardless of who starts a dialogue, another design choice is how players create their utterances and commit to having them said. Choosing one out of several options (as in [[Grim Fandango]] and the [[Dragon Age series|Dragon Age]] and [[Fallout series]]) or letting player write complete free-text sentences (as in [[DragonMud]] or the [[Zork series]]) are examples [[Chunk-based Dialogue Processing]] but a lesser explored option is that of [[Incremental Dialogue Processing]]. This, which is found in [[Façade]], lets the [[Dialogues]] be [[Gameplay Integrated Conversations]]. The main purpose of this it to help contain [[Diegetic Consistency]] so that not for example a pursuit may be completely halted as the players initiates a conversation with some random [[NPCs|NPC]]. Any [[Dialogues|Dialogue]] system can provide [[Gameplay Integrated Conversations]] simply by running in parallel with other event loops in the game but this requires players to shift between the modes; [[Incremental Dialogue Processing]] makes these shifts simpler.
-Feedback to utterances initiated by players or simply utterances by [[NPCs]] can take several forms in [[Dialogues]]. The simplest to creates is [[Canned Text Responses]] but [[Context Dependent Dialogues]] provide [[Contextualized Conversational Responses]]. This may be done by algorithmically creating utterances as the [[Dialogues]] unfold, but [[Location-Specific Dialogues]] and [[Character-Specific Dialogues]] may be sufficient to make the [[Dialogues]] seem context dependent without requiring advance parsing and text generation systems.
+Feedback to utterances initiated by players or simply utterances by [[NPCs]] can take several forms in [[Dialogues]]. The simplest to creates is [[Canned Text Responses]] but [[Context Dependent Dialogues]] provide [[Contextualized Conversational Responses]]. This may be done by algorithmically creating utterances as the [[Dialogues]] unfold, but [[Location-Specific Dialogues]] and [[Character-Specific Dialogues]] may be sufficient to make the [[Dialogues]] seem context dependent without requiring advance parsing and text generation systems. Regardless of chosen option, [[Dialogues]] typically have [[Basic Input Feedback]] to ensure that participants know that their utterance has been received and understood.
 Challenges can be added to the difficulty of using [[Dialogues]]. For example, players may need to use [[Delicate Phrasing]] (as in some of the challenges in [[Grim Fandango]]) or require [[Colloquial Mastery]]. When the [[Dialogues]] are with [[Non-Player Characters]] further options opens up for designing for skill requirements regarding [[Brokering]], making [[False Accusations]], or [[Maintaining Lies]]. [[Ambiguous Responses]] from [[Non-Player Characters]] also increases difficulty in [[Dialogues]], making players have to guess or create hypotheses about the true meaning of utterances.
-While [[Dialogues]] consist of [[Information Passing]], what can be said in one [[Dialogues|Dialogue]] can be modified by the knowledge the player has acquired earlier, i.e. through earlier [[Information Passing]]. One specific types of [[Information Passing]] that can serve in both these ways (and as [[Clues]]) is [[Gossip]]. The nature of communicating makes it possible to support [[Dialogues]] in [[Game Worlds|Game World]] contexts where other types of interaction might not be possible, e.g. [[Dialogues]] may be possible to have with those in [[Inaccessible Areas]]. All these aspects make [[Dialogues]] good ways for players to explore [[Detective Structures]].
+While [[Dialogues]] consist of [[Information Passing]], what can be said in one [[Dialogues|Dialogue]] can be modified by the knowledge the player has acquired earlier, i.e. through earlier [[Information Passing]]. One specific types of [[Information Passing]] that can serve in both these ways (and as [[Clues]]) is [[Gossip]]. Since [[Dialogues]] most often try to be [[Thematically Consistent Dialogues]] they cannot direct communicate information about the game state and for this reason most [[Dialogues]] have [[Indirect Information]] - the utterance may of course also have [[Indirect Information]]
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Communication Channels]],
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Ambiguous Responses]],
 [[Character-Specific Dialogues]],
 [[Chunk-based Dialogue Processing]],