Manuel Hochreiter

Beyond Pre-Defined Scripts: Player Perceptions on Generative Non-Player Character Dialogues

Interactions with non-player characters (NPCs) are ubiquitous in video games but traditionally rely on scripted dialogue. The advent of large language models (LLMs) has opened up new opportunities to converse with NPCs and, in turn, contribute to player experience. However, integrating LLM-driven dialogue in games is…