Putting AI in entertainment: an AI authoring tool for simulation and games

We have been working on techniques to write better AI behavior for simulations and games. We are focusing on a visual authoring tool that provides a way to quickly synthesize complex behavior, and are building a corresponding AI engine to run with a simulation or game. For game development uses, we see our tool as making the AI understandable to game designers and end users, as well as improving developers´ productivity. This work will also be useful for simulation developers and subsequently for analysts, operators, and instructors. We explain some of our tool´s features and how the AI engine processes the resulting content.