Guildhall Noteshttps://guildhall-notes.pages.dev/Field reports on how players behave around AI-driven characters, companion NPCs, quest-text generators and.enReading Companion NPC Banter: What Players Repeat, Skip, and Quotehttps://guildhall-notes.pages.dev/companion-npc-banter-player-behavior/https://guildhall-notes.pages.dev/companion-npc-banter-player-behavior/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMTPlayers tend to engage with companion NPC banter when dialogue is memorable, contextually useful, emotionally recognizable, or relevant to an ongoing activity.Moderation Bots in Guild Servers: Five Player Behaviors Around Automated Ruleshttps://guildhall-notes.pages.dev/guild-server-moderation-bot-behaviors/https://guildhall-notes.pages.dev/guild-server-moderation-bot-behaviors/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTModeration bots influence guild behavior by making community rules visible, repeatable, and enforceable through automated responses.A Player Taxonomy for AI Dialogue Systems: Tester, Storyteller, Optimizer, and Visitorhttps://guildhall-notes.pages.dev/player-taxonomy-ai-dialogue-systems/https://guildhall-notes.pages.dev/player-taxonomy-ai-dialogue-systems/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMTPlayers approach AI dialogue systems with different expectations and interaction strategies.How to Write Field Notes in Online Games Without Intruding on Playershttps://guildhall-notes.pages.dev/field-notes-online-games-ethics/https://guildhall-notes.pages.dev/field-notes-online-games-ethics/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMTGood field notes in online games describe observable behavior, preserve the context in which it occurs, and avoid collecting personal information that the research does not require.Generated Quest Text and Broken Immersion: How Players Respondhttps://guildhall-notes.pages.dev/generated-quest-text-immersion-player-behavior/https://guildhall-notes.pages.dev/generated-quest-text-immersion-player-behavior/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTGenerated quest text can disrupt immersion when its instructions, tone, or narrative details conflict with the surrounding game world.Game Companions and Standalone Character Platforms: A Comparison of Formatshttps://guildhall-notes.pages.dev/game-companions-standalone-character-platforms/https://guildhall-notes.pages.dev/game-companions-standalone-character-platforms/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMTGame companions and standalone character platforms both organize interaction around fictional characters, but they place those characters in different environments.