EDGE has a feature up here: http://rampancy.net/weblink/bungie/Edge_Interviews_Isla about th’ AI in th’ Halo series. They interview AI programmer Damian Isla, where he brin’s up an interestin’ concept I’d love t’ see in a Halo game– or any Bungie game, really:
There were bein’ th’ well-known example in Halo 2 where yer ‘hog full o’ marines would just sail off if ye got out. That’s actually not that easy a problem t’ solve because how does th’ game know ye intend t’ come back?
My grand thesis is, what if ye can say: “Wait fer me”? Communication with AI has been sorely neglected; ye can ask them t’ charge, retreat, go there, but what about a richer level o’ communication than just orders? Even just a ‘You’re doin’ it wrong’ button – literally.
Aye, Damian. Please. Aye.
