Hi, Right now, doing any serious AI stuff in virtual worlds definitely requires some serious programming....
However, here is one suggestion: perhaps you could focus on the environment rather than the AI itself, and you could design a learning environment for AI systems in virtual worlds. For instance one could take Piagetan cognitive development theory and its more modern descendants, and create a series of virtual environments designed to -- help AI systems learn to pass through the Piagetan stages, in the context of appropriate interactions with human-controlled avatars -- test whether the AI systems have indeed passed through certain stages If done in Second Life for instance, this would involve building structures and some simple LSL scripting, but no really serious programming... -- Ben On 10/24/07, Xavier Laurent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello > > My name is Xavier, doing a Part time PhD in the UK. I am currently > register with the Creative Media department. I have just recently > started and did not yet come up with a research question, still need to > read more. But I have narrowed down my interests with embodiment in > virtual worlds. I would like maybe to focus more on the complexity of 3D > environments and how it can interact with a virtual agent to be able to > build AI. > > I have started researching but most of the content with virtual > embodiment I have read so far point towards Novamente upcoming work with > second life, doesn't seem that too many academic people are researching > this area. I have been in contact in people in second life who setup > meetings on AI too. > > I would be interested to know if there are a group of PhD students > researching this field or other discussion forums that would help me to > formulate my research question. I am more in the philosophical approach > rather than the programing side of AI due to the department i do my > study in but I wont mind developing simulations and tests in virtual > worlds. > > Thanks > > Xav > > -- > Gall y neges e-bost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau a anfonwyd gyda hi, > gynnwys deunydd cyfrinachol ac wedi eu bwriadu i'w defnyddio'n unig > gan y sawl y cawsant eu cyfeirio ato (atynt). Os ydych wedi derbyn y > neges e-bost hon trwy gamgymeriad, rhowch wybod i'r anfonwr ar > unwaith a dilëwch y neges. Os na fwriadwyd anfon y neges atoch chi, > rhaid i chi beidio â defnyddio, cadw neu ddatgelu unrhyw wybodaeth a > gynhwysir ynddi. Mae unrhyw farn neu safbwynt yn eiddo i'r sawl a'i > hanfonodd yn unig ac nid yw o anghenraid yn cynrychioli barn > Prifysgol Bangor. Nid yw Prifysgol Bangor yn gwarantu > bod y neges e-bost hon neu unrhyw atodiadau yn rhydd rhag firysau neu > 100% yn ddiogel. Oni bai fod hyn wedi ei ddatgan yn uniongyrchol yn > nhestun yr e-bost, nid bwriad y neges e-bost hon yw ffurfio contract > rhwymol - mae rhestr o lofnodwyr awdurdodedig ar gael o Swyddfa > Cyllid Prifysgol Bangor. www.bangor.ac.uk > > This email and any attachments may contain confidential material and > is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you have > received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately > and delete this email. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you > must not use, retain or disclose any information contained in this > email. Any views or opinions are solely those of the sender and do > not necessarily represent those of the Bangor University. > Bangor University does not guarantee that this email or > any attachments are free from viruses or 100% secure. Unless > expressly stated in the body of the text of the email, this email is > not intended to form a binding contract - a list of authorised > signatories is available from the Bangor University Finance > Office. www.bangor.ac.uk > > ----- > This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email > To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: > http://v2.listbox.com/member/?&; > ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&id_secret=56981128-0dbf8a
