Scratch

I might be able to help a bit. I have one idea, that will help narrow things down. Put the different things you can talk about into different categories. There would be a couple main categories:

How
What
When
Why
Where
etc....

Or possibly there could just be general categories:

Greetings
Goodbyes
Feelings
etc...

Also to show the Scratch cat's emotions, you could use BATzer's project:
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/BATzerk/242028

I'm going to work on getting different categories and questions. So not neccecarily a programmer. EDIT: I'm actually going to look at some of runescape's quickchat phrases, and write them down....also some of the phrases wouldn't make sence, some i'm putting most of them here, but not all...

Also another thing to note for the programmers - it might be better if it looks for keywords, and not looking for the exact sentence. That way it can understand more things...

Responses:
Yes
No
Okay
Ok
Maybe
I don't know
Thank you
Your welcome
Sorry
No problem
Of course.
That's fine
Yay!
w00t!
No way
No thank you
Nope
Never mind
Cool!
Awesome!

Hello:
Hello!
Hi
Good day.
Nice to meet you.
How are you?
Hiya!
Yo!
Hey.
What's up?
Hello again
How's it going?
Sup?

Seasonal Greetings:
Happy Birthday!
Merry Christmas!
Seasons Greetings!
Happy Christmas!
Happy Easter!
Happy Halloween!
Trick or Treat!
Happy Holidays!
Holidays are here!
Happy New Year!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy 4th of July!

Goodbye:
Bye!
See you later!
Goodnight
Later!
I'll see ya around.
It was nice to meet you!

Requests
Please stop that.
Hang on a second.

Laughs (I like these the best)
Lol
Roflcopters
Rofl
Haha!
Hahahahahaha!
Teehee!
Muahahahaha!
Hee hee!
Heh.

Exclamations
w00t!
Awesome!
Cool!
!!!
Sweet!
That rocks!

General Comments
That's good.
That's bad.
Oh no!

Mood (This will be important)
I'm great!
I'm good.
I'm okay.
Meh.
I've been better.
I'm having a bad day.
I'm happy!
I'm sad

Compliments
I like your style
You look cool.
You're cool.
You're awesome.
Congratulations.
Well done.
Fantastic!

Help (maybe not that useful)
Help!
Can you help me?
Do you need help?
Can I help you?

What are you doing?

And thats just about it...

Last edited by Lucario621 (2009-11-01 16:47:00)

archmage wrote:

Chatbots are very complex programs
Here is an example of one http://www.jabberwacky.com/

Cool! It really feels like a real person, in a way though.

Lucario621 wrote:

archmage wrote:

Chatbots are very complex programs
Here is an example of one http://www.jabberwacky.com/

Cool! It really feels like a real person, in a way though.

Sorry Lucario but we already have the 3 programmers. If you want to help there is still a spot for graphic designer.

I also think it should fit on scratch, so you dont have to download it. Also, which account do we upload it on?

Lucario621 wrote:

adriangl wrote:

Lucario621 wrote:

Cool! It really feels like a real person, in a way though.

Sorry Lucario but we already have the 3 programmers. If you want to help there is still a spot for graphic designer.

Sure. I don't want to be a programmer anyway - I just want to help with ideas, and how it will generally work. So yes I'll work on designing the graphics too.

Okay, I will put your name under graphics just so people know there are no more slots.

Anyways, I made a simple mood indicator : http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/adriangl/741949  So far the only moods are good, bad, and moderate but I can change that later.

adriangl wrote:

pinochio wrote:

I also think it should fit on scratch, so you dont have to download it. Also, which account do we upload it on?

Account I am not sure, probably yours because you're the most popular. I really don't think it is that big that we need to make an account just to upload it, but first lets worry about finishing it.

I think probably you cuz it was your idea. But lets start working 

adriangl wrote:

I am thinking of a way so that in every mood there is a different response to something. Hello-Good=What's up?,Bad=Go Away!,Moderate=Hi

hmm.... But would'nt that take away the realism of the conversation? Or mabye I jsut understood you wrong...

Ok I uploaded the simple Scratch Cat. There are 2 variables for Eye expression and mouth expression, so depending on the question it just has to switch the variable for a certain amount of seconds...

adriangl wrote:

pinochio wrote:

I also think it should fit on scratch, so you dont have to download it. Also, which account do we upload it on?

Account I am not sure, probably yours because you're the most popular. I really don't think it is that big that we need to make an account just to upload it, but first lets worry about finishing it.

I don't really care imo.

im gonna keep working...

Thanks guys for working and I will check out the cat Lucario.


Edit: Lucario, nice job and  am pretty sure we should use that, but I recommend that you make one because Batzerk is not on the team and you are. But make it like this one(blinks, etc.) so it is like it is alive.

Last edited by adriangl (2009-11-01 16:59:34)

Ok - What about backgrounds? We can have an ordinary white background or something else. Ideas?

One I had was one of those backgrounds that reminds you of 'Who wants to be a millionaire' or something along those lines. Its all back, but light is shining on the scratch cat. Upon doing this, I'd have to fine-out the edges of the scratch cat so you can't see that thin white line on the edge, but it won't be too much of a hassle.