We discuss the extension of an emotionally-driven agent architecture already applied to the creation of emergent narratives. Synthetic characters are enhanced to perform as actors by carrying out a second cognitive appraisal, based on the OCC model, of the emotional impact of their projected actions before execution. We present the evaluation of this approach and some initial results on whether...

Background. The complexity of information management in cancer clinical trials has been known for two decades. [1]. Initial approaches focused on the complexity of collecting data in protocols [2], while more recent investigators have focused on knowledge reuse [3] and patient accrual [4]. The Oregon Cancer Center (OCC) at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) manages a large number of inves...

Human emotional capabilities have recently been considered essential in decision making. An emotional model applied to the Gambling Task game is outlined here. The aim is to be able to simulate a human behavior with respect to the emotional feedback created by the environment. To do so, an OCC (Ortony, Clore and Collins) model emotion type is used to define several criteria representing a human...