Agent-Based Plot Planning for Automatic Generation of Computer Animation

摘要

Plot planning is one of the key steps in automatic generation of computer animation, aiming at converting the abstract plots of a story into a series of concrete actions. This paper presents the architecture of plot planning model, in which we employ an agent-based method to develop the abstract plot. In our agent hierarchy, there are two kinds of agents: drama agent and plot agent, both of which can develop the abstract plot according to their knowledge and strategies. Furthermore, to avoid the irrationality of the results, we address a validity checking mechanism to ensure the consistency of the concrete actions.