Systems and methods for interactive synthetic character dialogue

A method for visually engaging a user in conversation with a synthetic character comprising:

• retrieving a plurality of components associated with an interactive scene, the interactive scene selected by a user;
• configuring at least one of the plurality of components to represent a synthetic character in the scene;
• and
• transmitting at least some of the plurality of components to a user device.

A computer system for engaging a user in conversation with a synthetic character, the system comprising:

• a display;
• a processor;
• a communication port;
• a memory containing instructions, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to:
• receive an audio input from a user, the audio input comprising speech;
• acquire a textual description of the speech;
• determine a responsive audio output based upon the textual description;
• and
• cause a synthetic character to speak using the determined responsive audio output.

A computer system for engaging a user in conversation with a synthetic character, the computer system comprising:

• means for receiving an audio input from a user, the audio input comprising speech;
• means for determining a description of the speech;
• means for determining a responsive audio output based upon the description;
• and
• means for causing a synthetic character to speak using the determined responsive audio output.