Creation of feasible non-player character

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Keywords:

Serious games, virtual player, NPC, conversational agent

Abstract

Virtual players, also called non-player characters (NPCs), are an integral part of video games. NPCs develop the story of the game and create a critical mass of virtual players making the game more attractive, whether it is educational games or games just for fun. The creation of a virtual player goes through stages that gives plausible human behavior.

 

References:

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Michael, Chen 2006: Michael, David and Chen, Sande. Serious Games: Games that Educate, Train and Inform, Boston, MA. Thomson Course Technology.

Unity Technologies 2019: Unity Technologies, Navigation and Pathfinding, Unity Documentation, https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Navigation.html

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Author Biographies

  • Ivan Naydenov, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

    Ivan Naydenov, Game Developer, is a PhD student at the Department of Software Technologies, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’, Sofia, Bulgaria.

  • Ilko Adamov, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

    Ilko Adamov, Web Developer, is a PhD student at the Department of Software Technologies, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’, Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Published

2025-09-18

Issue

No. 1 (2021): Bulletin "Heritage BG" – Research Announcements

Section

Articles