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- From: srt@aero.org (Scott Turner)
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- Subject: Re: Computer writes a book?
- Date: 27 Jan 93 18:39:56 GMT
- Organization: The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
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- twain@milton.u.washington.edu (Barbara Hlavin) writes:
- >What I want to know is, why does anyone *want* a computer to write a book?
- [...]
- >Consider the scarifying number of us out here who are willing to do
- >it without programming, task forces, bodies of researchers supported
- >by grants and salaries, or indeed, the least little bit of encouragement.
-
- There are many interesting reasons to look at computer storytelling.
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- For one thing, a computer that can tell stories will likely have a lot
- of the communication skills necessary to interact in more meaningful
- ways with its users than current computers. Certainly one could see
- the usefulness of a storytelling in a domain like CAI.
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- At a more fundamental level, building a computer program that can tell
- stories is a way towards understanding and modelling the cognitive
- processes used in storytelling. One purpose of my research in
- computer storytelling is as a vehicle for studying issues in
- creativity. I trust the value of creative computers is apparent.
-
- -- Scott T.
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