AI in Gaming & Interactive Systems
Personalized Non-Player Characters: A Framework for Character-Consistent Dialogue Generation
This paper introduces an innovative framework to revolutionize Non-Player Character (NPC) interactions in Role-Playing Games (RPGs). By integrating static knowledge fine-tuning, dynamic knowledge graphs, AMR semantic parsing, and vector databases, it tackles critical issues like "character hallucination" and limited memory, delivering highly personalized and character-consistent dialogue for a truly immersive player experience.
Transforming NPC Interactions with Cognitive AI
Our framework addresses the limitations of traditional NPC systems by enabling nuanced, context-aware, and character-consistent dialogues. This leads to a richer, more believable virtual world and significantly enhances player engagement and immersion.
Reduction in Hallucination
Improvement in Memory Recall
Enhanced Character Consistency
Increase in Semantic Accuracy
Deep Analysis & Enterprise Applications
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Building Character Foundations
The framework begins by constructing a robust static knowledge base for each NPC. This involves collecting biographical data, personality traits, and key life experiences from sources like Wikipedia and game lore. A unique "protective fine-tuning" approach is then applied to the base language model (e.g., LLaMA) using this curated data. This ensures the NPC's responses always align with their defined persona, actively mitigating "character hallucination" and preventing the generation of out-of-scope information. Adversarial questioning scenarios are used to train the model to express confusion or ignorance when confronted with irrelevant topics, reinforcing character consistency.
Simulating Human-like Memory
To provide NPCs with adaptive, evolving personalities, a dynamic memory management system is introduced, inspired by the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of human memory and Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve. Short-term memory is handled by an editable Knowledge Graph (KG), storing recent interactions and contextual data. Long-term memory leverages a vector database for efficient retrieval of consolidated historical events. A dynamic indexing table tracks node access frequency, enabling a two-level forgetting strategy: low-usage short-term memories are cleared, while frequently accessed memories are promoted to long-term storage, ensuring efficient knowledge retention and retrieval for real-time interactions.
Advanced Semantic Understanding
Player input is parsed into an Abstract Meaning Representation (AMR) graph, which captures the logical structure and core semantic relations of sentences. This AMR graph is then integrated with the NPC’s short-term memory Knowledge Graph (KG) using a graph matching algorithm, forming a fused AMR-KG graph. A pruning strategy focuses on essential semantic roles (ARG0, ARG1) to reduce noise. This integrated graph is then encoded by a graph neural network with a relation-enhanced attention mechanism, generating high-dimensional semantic vectors for precise information retrieval from the long-term memory vector database. This process ensures accurate intent understanding and relevant knowledge access.
Quantifiable Improvements Across Models
Extensive ablation and comparative experiments were conducted across various large language models (BART, LLaMA, Qwen, GPT-3.5) and datasets (HPD, ConvAI2). Results demonstrate significant improvements in character consistency, memory accuracy, and crucially, a substantial reduction in "character hallucination." The framework's modular design, incorporating protective fine-tuning, AMR parsing, graph fusion, and pruning, consistently outperforms baselines and state-of-the-art methods. Qualitative analysis further confirms the ability to generate authentic, context-aware dialogues and express character-consistent ignorance at knowledge boundaries.
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Increase in Hallucination Mitigation with Protective Scenarios
Enterprise Process Flow: Personalized NPC Dialogue Generation
Player Input & Context
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AMR Semantic Parsing
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KG Retrieval & Fusion
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Graph Pruning & Encoding
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Vector DB Knowledge Retrieval
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LLM Response Generation
| Model Variant | Hallucination (Lower is Better) | Memory (Higher is Better) | Personality (Higher is Better) |
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| LLaMA (Instruction-tuned Only) | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| LLaMA-F (Static Fine-tuning) | 4.9 | 5.6 | 3.9 |
| LLaMA-Fp (Static Fine-tuning + Protective Scenarios) | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
Case Study: Character Memory Access and Consistency
This qualitative example demonstrates the framework's ability to maintain character consistency and memory recall, even for out-of-context queries. A base model might guess, while an LLM with only prompt-based context may lose information. Our AMR-KG approach ensures accurate, character-aligned responses.
Query: "Do you know where Xiao Li went yesterday morning (15 October)?" (Context: Xiao Li discussed a plan in City Park at 8 AM on Oct 15th).
Lord Voldemort's Response:
Prompt-based LLM: "Yaaaawn... I talked over our plan with him in the conference room yesterday. Everything is going my way." (Inaccurate memory, inconsistent setting)
AMR-KG Model: "Yaaaawn Are you testing me? Of course, I know. Yesterday morning, the cold wind in the city park was blowing, and Xiao Li was there." (Accurate recall, character-consistent disdain)
Hermione Granger's Response:
Prompt-based LLM: "Oh, I'm not sure. Did you check his schedule or talk to any of his friends?" (Lack of specific recall, generic response)
AMR-KG Model: "Yes, I know! Xiao Li went to City Park at 8 AM yesterday. We discussed the plan together there" (Precise memory recall, helpful and intelligent tone)
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Your AI Implementation Roadmap
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Phase 1: Discovery & Static Knowledge Integration
Initial assessment of existing character lore, personality profiles, and dialogue data. Data collection and protective fine-tuning of base LLMs to establish core character consistency and cognitive boundaries. Set up of initial character datasets.
Phase 2: Dynamic Memory & Graph Processing Setup
Deployment of the short-term memory Knowledge Graph (Neo4j) and long-term memory vector database (Qdrant). Integration of AMR semantic parsing for precise intent understanding and initial graph fusion logic. Development of memory consolidation mechanisms.
Phase 3: Iterative Testing & Refinement
Pilot deployment with selected NPC characters and rigorous testing in simulated environments. Continuous refinement of graph pruning, attention mechanisms, and fine-tuning parameters based on performance metrics (hallucination, memory, personality). Feedback loops established for ongoing improvements.
Phase 4: Full-Scale Deployment & Monitoring
Rollout across your entire NPC ecosystem. Real-time monitoring of dialogue quality, character consistency, and system performance. Ongoing updates to knowledge graphs and memory systems, ensuring adaptive and evolving NPC interactions at scale.
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