StratMem-Bench: Evaluating Strategic Memory Use in Virtual Character Conversation Beyond Factual Recall

ArXi:2604.26243v1 Announce Type: cross Achieving realistic human-like conversation for virtual characters requires not only a simple memorization and recall of past events, but also the strategic utilization of memory to meet factual needs and social engagement. Current memory utilization relevant (e.g., memory-augmented generation, long-term dialogue, and etc.) benchmarks overlook this nuance, treating memory primarily as a static repository of facts rather than a dynamic resource to be strategically deployed in dialogues.