Computational techniques for modeling non-player characters in games by Feng, Shu

“…Modeling of non-player characters (NPCs) is an important research area in the development of computer games. …”
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Can Children Emulate a Robotic Non-Player Character's Figural Creativity? by Ali, S, Park, HW, Breazeal, C

“…In this paper, we study children's emulation of an AI-enabled social Non-Player Character (NPC) as a new type of game mechanism to elicit creative expression. …”
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Exploring the effect of the Group Size and Feedback of non-player character spectators in virtual reality exergames by Wenge Xu, Kangyou Yu, Xuanru Meng, Diego Monteiro, Dominic Kao, Hai-Ning Liang

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Pengembangan Non-Player Character (NPC) Menggunakan Unity ML-Agents Pada Karting Microgame by Muhammad Yasir Anshari Haq, Muhammad Aminul Akbar, Tri Afirianto

Subjects: “…racing game, non-player character, unity ml-agents, reinforcement learning…”
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Development of Non-Player Character for 3D Kart Racing Game Using Decision Tree by Nashrul Azhar Mas'udi, Eriq Muhammad Adams Jonemaro, Muhammad Aminul Akbar, Tri Afirianto

Subjects: “…racing game, unity, non-player character (npc), waypoint system, raycasting, decision tree…”
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Aksi Penyerangan Non-Player Character (NPC) Menggunakan Metode Naive Bayes pada Shooter Game by Edi Siswanto, Alfa Faridh Suni

“… Aksi penyerangan pada non-player character (NPC) merupakan salah satu substansi penting dalam pembuatan game. …”
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An Analysis of Persistent Non-Player Characters in the First-Person Gaming genre 1998-2007: a case for the fusion of mechanics and diegetics by Dan Pinchbeck

“… This paper describes the results of an analysis of persistent non-player characters (PNPCs) in the first-person gaming genre 1998-2007. …”
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A MultiAgent Architecture for Collaborative Serious Game applied to Crisis Management Training: Improving Adaptability of Non Player Characters by M’hammed Ali Oulhaci, Erwan Tranvouez, Sébastien Fournier, Bernard Espinasse

“…SGs specific benefits include player immersion and detailed players’ actions tracking during a virtual exercise. Moreover, Non Player Characters (NPC) can adapt the crisis management exercise perimeter to the available stakeholders or to specific training objectives. …”
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PERILAKU TAKTIS UNTUK NON - PLAYER CHARACTERS DI GAME PEPERANGAN MENIRU STRATEGI MANUSIA MENGGUNAKAN FUZZY LOGIC DAN HIERARCHICAL FINITE STATE MACHINE by Supeno Mardi Susiki Nugroho, Yunifa Miftachul Arif, Mochamad Hariadi, Mauridhi H Purnomo

Subjects: “…Non-Player Characters…”
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PERILAKU TAKTIS UNTUK NON - PLAYER CHARACTERS DI GAME PEPERANGAN MENIRU STRATEGI MANUSIA MENGGUNAKAN FUZZY LOGIC DAN HIERARCHICAL FINITE STATE MACHINE by Supeno Mardi Susiki Nugroho, Yunifa Miftachul Arif, Mochamad Hariadi, Mauridhi H Purnomo

Subjects: “…Non-Player Characters…”
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Penerapan Artificial Intelligence pada Non Player Character Menggunakan Algoritma Collision Avoidance System dan Random Number Generator pada Game 2D "Balap Egrang" by Asep Saeful Milak, Eka Wahyu Hidayat, Aldy Putra Aldya

“…Game sejenis yang telah diobservasi memiliki kelemahan bersifat endless run dan juga tidak memiliki NPC (Non-Player Character) didalamnya. Selain itu, alasan penelitian ini dibuat karena untuk mengangkat permainan tradisional yang hampir dilupakan, untuk itu perlu dibuat game sejenis yang berbeda dari sebelumnya dengan menambahkan NPC didalam game dengan menerapkan beberapa Algoritma. …”
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Virtual me (Online learning) by Tan, Weibin.

“…This project aims to further enhance the player experiences in the NTU Co-Space, by enhancing features to the currently existing Non-Player Characters in the game. A new teaching non-player character is developed in this project that allows players to learn from it. …”
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Penentuan Jarak Karakter Pemain dengan Karakter Bukan Pemain yang Harus Mengikuti Pemain pada Pengembangan Game Simulasi Mitigasi Bencana Erupsi Gunung by Henny Widowati, Rachma Putri Widhowati, Sulistyo Puspitodjati, D.L. Crispina Pardede

“… Game simulasi sering melibatkan karakter pemain (player character) dan karakter bukan pemain (non player character) (KBP/NPC), sebagaimana pada game simulasi mitigasi bencana erupsi gunung yang sedang dikembangkan. …”
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The efficacy of exergames for social relatedness in online physical education by Brian J. Kooiman, Dwayne P. Sheehan

“…The results show that exergaming over the Internet can provide students with a social experience that results in increased relatedness between participants versus playing by themselves against a non-player character (NPC). This relatedness can help students access the social standards for physical education when enrolled in OLPE.…”
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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MINIMAL MEMORY ABSTRACTION METHOD FOR REALTIME PATHFINDING HANDLING IN ANGRY DOG GAME by Listanto Tri Utomo, Farid Wahyudi

“…Perkembangan permainan komputer yang semakin kompleks dengan menyajikan grafis yang realistis dan NPC (Non Player Character) yang canggih menuntut pengembang menitikberatkan pengembangan pada aspek grafis dan kecerdasan buatan. …”
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Behavior Trees in Robotics and AI : An Introduction / by Collendanchise, Michele, author, author

“…"Behavior Trees (BTs) provide a way to structure the behavior of an artificial agent such as a robot or a non-player character in a computer game. Traditional design methods, such as finite state machines, are known to produce brittle behaviors when complexity increases, making it very hard to add features without breaking existing functionality. …”

Design and implementation of a 2D exploration role playing game (B) by Wang, Qiyu

“…The author was mainly responsible for the design aspect of the game, including the design of gameplay, writing Non-player Character (NPC) dialogues and mails, creating worlds’ and characters’ concept art and producing in-game assets. …”
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FACIAL ANIMATION AND EMPATHY IN THE LAST OF US PARTS I AND II by Steve Spence

“…Ellie began The Last of Us Part I (2013) as a non-player character (NPC) and, in some ways, an archetypal “damsel in distress,” but she evolved to become a fan favourite as well as the sequel’s protagonist and principal player-character (PC). …”
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Creating makan places in co-space by Chung, Michele Huijing.

“…In the Modeling phase, these stalls were modeled into 3D using Autodesk 3ds Max 2010. A Cashier Non-Player Character (NPC) was designed and created and it will be placed at each stall. …”
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AI game design in VR hunting by Zhao, Kangqiao

“…AI design of a successful Non-Player Character (NPC) mainly depends on four major behaviour layers which include: Decision, Steering, Navigation and Locomotion. …”
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