In this paper, we discuss scripting tools that aim at facilitating the design of web-based interactions with animated characters capable of affective communication. Specifically, two systems are developed. The SCREAM system is a scripting tool that enables authors to create emotionally and socially appropriate responses of animated characters. Content authors may design the mental make-up of a ...

Game (Artificial Intelligence) is defined as the decision making process of computer-controlled opponent in video games. To improve the entertainment value of games, Adaptive game AI can be used to allowing computer-controlled opponents to fix weaknesses automatically in the game AI, and to respond to changes in human-player tactics. Dynamic Scripting is a reinforcement learning technique succe...

This report presents a recent extension to the open source traffic simulation “SUMO”, which allows to generate demonstration movies by scripting the user interface from an external application. The scripting was realised by extending an available on-line interface. For obtaining a final movie, further steps are necessary, which are described. Examples for using the extension are given and discu...

The fact that so many different kinds of coordination models and languages have been proposed suggests that no one single approach will be the best for all coordination problems. Different coordination styles exhibiting different properties may be more suitable for some problems than others. Like other architectural styles, coordination styles can be expressed in terms of components, connectors...