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Genealogy Extraction And Tree Generation From Free Form Text, Timothy Sui-Tim Chu
Genealogy Extraction And Tree Generation From Free Form Text, Timothy Sui-Tim Chu
Master's Theses
Genealogical records play a crucial role in helping people to discover their lineage and to understand where they come from. They provide a way for people to celebrate their heritage and to possibly reconnect with family they had never considered. However, genealogical records are hard to come by for ordinary people since their information is not always well established in known databases. There often is free form text that describes a person’s life, but this must be manually read in order to extract the relevant genealogical information. In addition, multiple texts may have to be read in order to create …
Complementary Companion Behavior In Video Games, Gavin Scott
Complementary Companion Behavior In Video Games, Gavin Scott
Master's Theses
Companion characters in are present in many video games across genres, serving the role of the player's partner. Their goal is to support the player's strategy and to immerse the player by providing a believable companion. These companions often only perform rigidly scripted actions and fail to adapt to an individual player's play-style, detracting from their usefulness. Behavior like this can also become frustrating to the player if the companions become more of a hindrance than they are a benefit. Other work, including this project's precursor, focused on building companions that mimic the player. These strategies customize the companion's actions …