SimNeurosis
Jorn Barger
believe the only hope for humankind is to learn to simulate
our neuroses, as a way of transcending them...
I think "The Sims" is obviously the jumping-off point for
future innovations, and I'm thinking that it's really
pretty close in some ways-- try thinking of the sorts of
neurotic conflict that two Sims could get into, sharing
a home:
- each has a cleanliness attribute, ranging from slob to
neatfreak
- each has a laziness attribute, from bum to workaholic
- each has an ego-level from doormat to narcissist
- when one roommate fails to meet another's cleanliness
standard, various approaches can be tried in turn:
- polite request
- annoyed nagging
- righteous fury
- suppressed silence
- responses to these approaches can be apologetic, or
defensive, or egomaniacal, or hypocritical, or
hypersensitive
- immature Sims will be reluctant to modify their impulses,
but as they gain maturity they'll build a model of their
neurotic patterns, and practice to work around them
- narcissistic Sims will be inattentive to others' feelings
- Sims can show more or less consideration (eg loud music)
Jorn Barger
Douglas Rose
This appears to reduce relationships to component arbitrary individual
tastes. Is there nothing in the relationship (sharing a home,
negotiating a business deal, inviting people for pizza and dvds) that
shapes the interactions?
Jorn Barger
> This appears to reduce relationships to component arbitrary individual
> tastes. Is there nothing in the relationship (sharing a home,
> negotiating a business deal, inviting people for pizza and dvds) that
> shapes the interactions?
Yes, I'm just starting small.
New webpage: http://www.robotwisdom.com/ai/neurosis.html