http://grandtextauto.org/2008/02/21/ep-54-the-tale-spin-effect/ A group blog about computer narrative, games, poetry, and art. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://grandtextauto.org/2008/02/21/ep-54-the-tale-spin-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-208848 noah Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:14:28 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/2008/02/21/ep-54-the-tale-spin-effect/#comment-208848 Nick, if I understand correctly (and I should make a point of going back to look again), <i>Micro-Talespin</i> is based on Meehan's simplified, pedagogic version from <i>Inside Computer Understanding</i> -- which removed a number of the most interesting things that happen inside the minds of the characters in the original <i>Tale-Spin</i> (like the multi-level speculation described in Meehan's chapter 11). So, if I'm remembering correctly, <i>Micro-Talespin</i> might provide an example of reporting more about the internal states of characters, but the internal states available for report are significantly less interesting. Nick, if I understand correctly (and I should make a point of going back to look again), Micro-Talespin is based on Meehan’s simplified, pedagogic version from Inside Computer Understanding — which removed a number of the most interesting things that happen inside the minds of the characters in the original Tale-Spin (like the multi-level speculation described in Meehan’s chapter 11). So, if I’m remembering correctly, Micro-Talespin might provide an example of reporting more about the internal states of characters, but the internal states available for report are significantly less interesting.

]]> http://grandtextauto.org/2008/02/21/ep-54-the-tale-spin-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-207766 nick Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:12:05 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/2008/02/21/ep-54-the-tale-spin-effect/#comment-207766 The <a href="http://eliterature.org/2006/01/meehan-and-sacks-micro-talespin/" rel="nofollow">Micro-Talespin</a> that Warren Sack implemented seems to me to provide richer information, particularly about mental states. It describes what characters know and what they think others know, for instance. I'm interested to know if I'm right in my assessment of that version vs. Meehan's original as described in his dissertation, and to what extent this closes the gaps you mention. The Micro-Talespin that Warren Sack implemented seems to me to provide richer information, particularly about mental states. It describes what characters know and what they think others know, for instance. I’m interested to know if I’m right in my assessment of that version vs. Meehan’s original as described in his dissertation, and to what extent this closes the gaps you mention.

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