Next: NLG in a
Sources of Flexibility in Dynamic Hypertext Generation
Alistair Knott 
Chris Mellish 
Jon Oberlander 
Mick O'Donnell 
Human Communication Research Centre, 2 Buccleuch Place
Department of Artificial Intelligence, 80 South Bridge
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
{A.Knott | C.Mellish | J.Oberlander | M.ODonnell}@ed.ac.uk
Fax: (+44) 131 650 4587
Abstract:
`Dynamic hypertext' is hypertext which is automatically
generated at the point of need. A number of NLG systems have now
been developed to operate within a hypertext environment; and now that
these systems are becoming widely available on the World Wide Web,
it is useful to take stock of how well-equipped NLG work is to
exploit these new opportunities. A generation system in a hypertext
environment faces a specific set of requirements; here, we discuss
those requirements, and the resources that can be provided to help
meet them.
Examples are drawn from a number of systems, including our own
prototype, ILEX-0. We conclude by indicating that the major
benefit of such systems could be in the way that they combine
flexibility with the
illusion of user control.
Keywords: content selection, text planning, applications,
hypertext
Submission type: paper
Mon Feb 12 17:01:45 GMT 1996