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Give-2 challenge
Monday 3rd May 2010
Generating instructions in Virtual Environments. Courtesy: http://www.give-challenge.org/research/page.php?id=give-2-index
Last year, more than 1100 players from 48 countries took part helping to evaluate earlier versions of six computer systems being tested. The systems now have to compete against each other again to cope with a more challenging virtual environment. Volunteers are needed for the Give Challenge - a virtual treasure hunt where players are given verbal instructions, by one of six randomly chosen computer programs.
The results will show how well players were able to follow instructions from each program and will be used to help make interactive software easier to use. Players can take part at Give-Challenge until 14 May. Those taking part will be eligible to win a gift card
The 
international team of computer scientists behind the project comprises Donna Byron and Justine Cassell of Northeastern University with
Kristina Striegnitz from Union College, USA;
Robert Dale is from
Macquarie University, Australia;
Alexander Koller represents Saarland University, Germany, and
Johanna Moore (left) with Jon Oberlander (right) are at University of Edinburgh, UK.
They hope to collect data from several thousand games, where the results could help make software instructions more readily understood by people, and pinpoint where and when communication breaks down.
The Challenge is the largest initiative of its kind for the evaluation of natural language generation systems - computer programs which enable machines to use spoken word to interact with people and will be used not only to help develop sophisticated navigation systems, but for the voice control of robots and advanced computer games.
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