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We combine state-of-the-art techniques from computational linguisticsand theorem proving to build an engine for playing text adventures,computer games with which the player interacts purely through naturallanguage. The system employs a parser for dependency grammar and ageneration system based on TAG, and has components for resolving andgenerating referring expressions. Most of these modules make heavy useof inferences offered by a modern theorem prover for descriptionlogic. Our game engine solves some problems inherent in classical textadventures, and is an interesting test case for the interactionbetween natural language processing and inference.
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Koller, A., Debusmann, R., Gabsdil, M. et al. Put My Galakmid Coin into the Dispenser and Kick It: Computational Linguistics and Theorem Proving in a Computer Game. Journal of Logic, Language and Information 13, 187–206 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JLLI.0000024734.80591.30
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