BBC NEWS Technology Video games without frontiers

The researchers are adapting AI techniques used for robot navigation to manage game worlds that constantly present fresh challenges to players. Games created using these techniques will be less like scenes from a film and more like a reactive and interactive world that players can explore almost endlessly. Already the researchers have created several virtual environments overseen by their story management system. For all their good looks and edge-of-the-seat action many computer games prove disappointing. Many settle for a linear storyline that forces players to plod through it step by step.