Visual Programming of Plan Dynamics Using Constraints and Landmarks

In recent years, there has been considerable interest in the use of planning techniques in new media and computer games. Many traditional planning notions no longer apply in the context of these applications. In particular, it can be difficult to answer the important question of what constitutes a good plan for the domain, but there is an emerging consensus that plan dynamics plays an important role. As a consequence, it is important to support representation of such aspects. Our solution is to introduce a meta-level of representation that is an abstraction of the domain with respect to both time and causality, and to develop a visual representation of this in the form of a narrative arc. This visual representation can then be used in a visual programming approach to the exploration and specification of plan dynamics. In the paper we outline this approach to meta-level representation using constraints along with the visual programming interface we have developed. We illustrate the a...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2011
• Where: AIPS
• Authors: Julie Porteous, Jonathan Teutenberg, David Pizzi, Marc Cavazza
• Keywords: AIPS 2011, Artificial Intelligence, Interactive Entertainment System, Narrative Arc, Visual Programming Interface