The
Associated Press just published a very cool article about the Live Events
team in
The Matrix Online. AP writer Derrik Lang talks with WBIE
Senior Vice President Jason Hall, and Community Events Manager Troy "Aether'
Hewitt about the live in-game events of The Matrix Online.
"Although some actors from the films provide their voices for the game's
cinematic sequences, surviving "Matrix" characters are also played in real
time by about 25 real people called live event implementers, also known
as imps, from developer Monolith's Seattle offices.
"It's not a gimmick," said Hall. "It's a real function of a new type of gameplay
experience. It's clear that human-to-human interaction is paramount in gameplay
of the future. This group of people is much smarter than any artificial intelligence."
You
can check out the full Associated Press story at
Yahoo
News.
