Integerate Your Site With Talking Characters - Ms Agents

[AlanDS 0]

Hello All

Have You ever seen the above MS Agents in any of the websites ? They Demonstrate things,Explain,Greet your visitor, Give Information about the user and above all they give a pretty cool cool to your website! Want them on your site?

This tutorial will explain on how to Integerate MS Agents in your website!

 

For those who cannot understand what I am talking about or want to see a sample check them on sample page! ->->-> http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

 

This tutorial may feel every long but beleieve me I have made it easy as much as possible Advanced users may just take a time upto 10 Mins.

 

Some of you might not be able to see this Agent in the above link there are plenty of reasons ->

 

1) You donot have required componenets to view them. ( Check More for the solution)

2) You donot have ActiveX controls enabled in your browser

3) Your firewall might be blocking the (agentsvr32.exe) file , if your firewall propmts for a permisiion to agentsvr32.exe allow it!

4) There could be many more reasons but users with Windows will have a cool stay!

 

What it is?

Actually this thing is nothing but calling off the Microsoft Agent(s) with most of them in Mircrosoft Office to your webpage with certain actions and speeches.This really gives a great look to your website.

 

What you require?

Actually there are 4 components required to see these/this agent(s),your visitor may too need this component(s) to view your cool website.Donot worry all the components donot exceed 2MB size! and THE MOST important is it only works in Interent Explorer as far as i know, I donnot know abt Firefox.

 

Now how to know whether you or the user has or hasn't the required components?

 

Visit this page, this page will automatically detect the required components and make a checklist and will give you the download link too if you have missed some!

 

If you already have all the required components youm will be perfectlly able to see the sample page.

 

Check Components Here ->> *** Components Check & Download Here ***

 

Ohh! Now done with the every components! Lets start the work.

 

What you need to do?

Just costumize the full HTML code inbetween your BODY tags.

 

The main Script!This is the main script : ( THIS IS THE SCRIPT PROGRAMMED FOR THE AGENT : MERLIN )

<!--Insert this in your BODY TAG--><OBJECT ID="Rainbow" width="0" height="0" CLASSID="CLSID:D45FD31B-5C6E-11D1-9EC1-00C04FD7081F" CODEBASE="#VERSION=2,0,0,0"> </OBJECT> <OBJECT ID="TruVoice" width="0" height="0" CLASSID="CLSID:B8F2846E-CE36-11D0-AC83-00C04FD97575" CODEBASE="#VERSION=6,0,0,0"> </OBJECT>  <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> // Script By Technik.Co.In CopyRight 2006 You can copy this script but you MUST leave the source " Technik.co.in ". <!--// var Char; var UsedChars; var CharID; var CharACS; var CharLoaded; var LoadReq; var HideReq;  UsedChars = "Char";  CharID = "Char"; CharACS = ""; CharLoaded = false;  Window_OnLoad();  function Window_OnLoad() { Rainbow.Connected = true;  CharLoaded = LoadLocalChar(CharID, CharACS);  if (!CharLoaded) { CharLoaded = LoadLocalChar(CharID, ""); }  if (CharLoaded) { SetCharObj(); } CheckLoadStatus(); }  function LoadLocalChar(CharID, CharACS) { Rainbow.RaiseRequestErrors = false; if (CharACS == "") {  LoadReq = Rainbow.Characters.Load(CharID); } else { LoadReq = Rainbow.Characters.Load(CharID, CharACS); } Rainbow.RaiseRequestErrors = true;  if (LoadReq.Status != 1) { return(true); } return(false); }  function SetCharObj() { Char = Rainbow.Characters.Character(CharID); Char.LanguageID = 0x409; }  function CheckLoadStatus() { if (!CharLoaded) { LoadError(); return(false); }  window.status = ""; AgentIntro(); return(true); } // *** ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED WHEN REQUIRED COMPONENTS ARE MISSING - Technik.Co.In *** function LoadError() { var strMsg; window.status = ""; strMsg = "Error Loading Character: " + CharID + "\n"; strMsg = strMsg + "This Microsoft Agent Script requires the character(s):\n"; strMsg = strMsg + UsedChars; alert(strMsg); } // *** !!! ERROR MESSAGE END !!! - Technik.Co.In *** function InitAgentCommands() { Char.Commands.RemoveAll(); }  function AgentIntro() { InitAgentCommands();  // *** CAREFUL : AGENT SCRIPT BEGINS HERE - Technik.Co.In ***    // *** CAREFUL : AGENT SCRIPT ENDS HERE - Technik.Co.In *** } //--> </script>  <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" for="Rainbow" event="Click(CharacterID, Button, Shift, X, Y)"> <!-- // This event is a exaple on how to agent will react on single click! - Technik.Co.In  Char.StopAll(); Char.Play ("Alert"); Char.Speak ("Hey, watch it with that **** mouse!|Oh that tickles!|ROFL!"); Char.Play ("Blink"); Char.Play ("RestPose"); // --> </script>  <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" for="Rainbow" event="DblClick(CharacterID, Button, Shift, X, Y)"> <!-- // This event is a exaple on how to agent will react on double click! - Technik.Co.In  Char.StopAll(); Char.Play ("Alert"); Char.Speak ("Hey, watch it with that pointer! OK i'll go.|Oh you double clicked me it tickles more. Goodbye!|OK Bye!"); Char.Hide(); //--> </script>

Find """ AGENT SCRIPT BEGINS HERE """" and insert CHAR script there! These things may feel though isn`t it? But read the whole tut i have just expanded it

 

Now The Character Script !

You may have already visited our Sample Page

I will take the Sample page as the example for the purpose of the character script!

 

This is the agent script as there in the Sample Page.

 

<!-- This Script should be placed in between the Agent Script-->

Char.MoveTo(0, 0); Char.Show(); Char.MoveTo(900, 500); Char.Play("Greet"); Char.Speak("Hello and welcome to Technik.CO.IN"); Char.Play("Pleased"); Char.Speak("My name is Merlin! Its Nice to Meet u!"); Char.Play("Think"); Char.Speak("Now I am here for testing purposes, but soon I will appear at many places!"); Char.Play("Process"); Char.Speak("My reports show that u have comehere to test me"); Char.Play("Search"); Char.Play("GetAttentionContinued"); Char.MoveTo(584, 321); Char.Play("Suggest"); Char.Speak("\\Chr=\"Whisper\"\\Take Me With You!."); Char.Play("Sad"); Char.Speak("I know u would not dissappoint me"); Char.Play("Think"); Char.Play("Pleased"); Char.Speak("do u desire to take me with you?"); Char.MoveTo(10, 200); Char.Speak("Click at the link named Take this agent, to take me with you."); Char.Play("Pleased"); Char.Speak("\\Chr=\"Whisper\"\\I think the webmaster is coming, time to go bye!."); Char.Hide();

<!--Chararacter Script Ends-->

 

Now many of u might ask whats that?

 

The Commands which are present ONLY in the sample script. ( There are lot fo more commands refer below) ::::

 

**** List Of all Commands and actions can be found below ****

 

Char.Show(); ---> Displays or enables the Agent for which the cript is configured.

 

Char.MoveTo(x, y); ---> Move the character to desired place ( X= Width ,, Y=Height)

 

Char.Play("ACTION"); ---> Plays the desired Action ( Action needs to be replaced with the desired action see below for the action(s) list )

 

Char.Speak("U R Message"); ---> The Message that you want your character to talk! ( Replace Your Message)

 

Char.Speak("\\Chr=\"Whisper\"\\U r Message Here"); ---> " Whisper Command " the character talks in a whispering way.

 

Char.Think("U r Message"); ---> Only the white message box appears with your message in it. It displays as the agent is thinking.

 

>>>>>Breaking up the commands<<<<<

 

 

The Commands ->>>>

 

1) * Char.Speak ("Welcome To Technik.Co.In); *

 

This Command indicated your character to speak the test inside the brackets and quotes.

This works through the TTS Engine which is one of the four componenets.

 

2) * Char.Show/Hide(); *

 

This Command respectively shows or hides the agent.

 

3) * Char.MoveTo(XW, YL) *

 

This Command will move your character to the desired height and width.

As for Merlin he takes a flight to the desired place.

 

4 * Char.Play("Desired Action") *

 

 

This is the most important action of all the agents.This Command plays the animation u desire.

All you have to do is Pick the animation from the list given below and replace it in place of Desired Action.

Without this it wud be Bad!

 

Now almost we have reached at last.

And Below we are going to see list of animations !!!

 

 

Animations for the agents..........

("RestPose")

("Sad")

("Search")

("Show")

("Searching")

("StartListening")

("StopListening")

("Surprised")

("Suggest")

("Think")

("Thinking")

("Uncertain")

("Wave")

("Write")

("WriteReturn")

("WriteContinued")

("Writing") linenums:0'>("Acknowledge") ("Alert") ("Announce") ("Blink") ("Confused") ("Congratulate") ("Decline") ("DoMagic1") ("DoMagic2") ("DontRecognize") ("Explain") ("GestureDown") ("GestureLeft") ("GestureRight") ("GestureUp") ("GetAttention") ("GetAttentionContinued") ("GetAttentionReturn") ("Greet") ("Hide") ("Hearing_1") ("Hearing_2") ("Hearing_3") ("Idle1_1") ("Idle2_1") ("Idle1_4") ("Idle1_3") ("Idle1_2") ("Idle2_2") ("Idle3_1") ("Idle3_2") ("LookDown") ("LookDownBlink") ("LookDownReturn") ("LookDownLeft") ("LookDownLeftBlink") ("LookDownLeftReturn") ("LookRight") ("LookRightBlink") ("LookRightReturn") ("LookUp") ("LookUpBlink") ("LookUpReturn") ("LookUpLeft") ("LookUpLeftBlink") ("LookUpReturn") ("LookUpRight") ("LookUpRightBlink") ("LookUpRightReturn") ("MoveDown") ("MoveLeft") ("MoveRight") ("MoveUp") ("Pleased") ("Process") ("Processing") ("ReadContinued") ("Read") ("ReadReturn") ("Reading'") ("RestPose") ("Sad") ("Search") ("Show") ("Searching") ("StartListening") ("StopListening") ("Surprised") ("Suggest") ("Think") ("Thinking") ("Uncertain") ("Wave") ("Write") ("WriteReturn") ("WriteContinued") ("Writing")

^^^ So these are the actions ^^^

 

So at last thig BIG tutorial has ended!

 

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[Lyon2 0]

That i did not knew!Thanks, i'll definatly use it in my new websites.

[leeleelee 0]

Is there a link to see it in action on your site or something

[Blue Lightning 0]

Hmmm, I don't realy like them.... And they don't really fit into my website very well... And most people wouldn't alow an unknown website like mine to run soething on their computer.

[Lyon2 0]

leeleelee, you can see it in action here:

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

But you need to have a windows operative system (windows xp) and you can only see it with internet explorer, at least not with mozilla firefox. With the other browsers i don't know if you can see.

Edited May 1, 2006 by Lyon2 (see edit history)

[BuffaloHelp 24]

Ah... I was hoping this can be similar to SitePal http://www.sitepal.com/ Is there anyway your tutorial can accomodate voice dub?

[Outsider 0]

Hello All
Have You ever seen the above MS Agents in any of the websites ? They Demonstrate things,Explain,Greet your visitor, Give Information about the user and above all they give a pretty cool cool to your website! Want them on your site?
This tutorial will explain on how to Integerate MS Agents in your website!

WoW! I have never seen such thing before.

I believe that this has not become famous yet. (Since I have never seen this at any website).

But the two greatest demerits are that

Internet Explorer must be Used

The software of the Microsoft asistant must be installed.

These can be the basic reasons of why this is not included in Big Websites!

[AlanDS 0]

WoW! I have never seen such thing before.
I believe that this has not become famous yet. (Since I have never seen this at any website).

But the two greatest demerits are that

Internet Explorer must be Used

The software of the Microsoft asistant must be installed.

These can be the basic reasons of why this is not included in Big Websites!

Majority of the people use Internet Explorer these days. But people are now shifting to Mozilla Firefox. But for now, at the fact that "Internet Explorer must be Used" cannot be considered as a major disadvantage because of the large no. of users of IE

For your "The software of the Microsoft asistant must be installed." demerit, most of them use windows OS and I have seen many switching to Windows XP recently. It has Merlin preinstalled and hence Merlin is recommended for the website use. So this too cannot be considered as a major demerit.

This technique has demerits but they are not Major. A great ammount of people can see the assistants. Some people may also prefer to download it. So this can be used to draw more and more users to your website.