Managing Emergent Character-Based Narrative

Ruth Aylett; Sandy Louchart; Anders Tychsen; Michael Hitchens; Rui Figueiredo; Carlos Delgado  Mata

2nd International Conference on INtelligent TEchnologies for interactive enterTAINment

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Managing Emergent Character-Based Narrative

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.INTETAIN2008.2468,
    author={Ruth Aylett and Sandy Louchart and Anders Tychsen and Michael Hitchens and Rui Figueiredo and Carlos Delgado  Mata},
    title={Managing Emergent Character-Based Narrative},
    proceedings={2nd International Conference on  INtelligent TEchnologies for interactive enterTAINment},
    publisher={ICST},
    proceedings_a={INTETAIN},
    year={2010},
    month={5},
    keywords={Synthetic actors Artificial Intelligence Interactive Storytelling. Story management. Game Masters},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.INTETAIN2008.2468}
}

Ruth Aylett
Sandy Louchart
Anders Tychsen
Michael Hitchens
Rui Figueiredo
Carlos Delgado Mata
Year: 2010
Managing Emergent Character-Based Narrative
INTETAIN
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.INTETAIN2008.2468

Ruth Aylett¹^,*, Sandy Louchart¹^,*, Anders Tychsen²^,*, Michael Hitchens²^,*, Rui Figueiredo³^,*, Carlos Delgado Mata⁴^,*

1: MACS, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh UK EH14 4AS 0044(0)1314513424
2: Department of Computing, Macquarie University 2109, North Ryde, NSW, Australia .+0061 (02) 9850 9543
3: INESC-ID and IST, Rua Prof Cavaco Silva 2780 990 Porto Salvo Portugal
4: Universidad Panamericana, Campus Bonaterra, Aguascalientes Ags - C.P20290 - Mexico

*Contact email: ruth@macs.hw.ac.uk, sandy@macs.hw.ac.uk, atychsen@ics.mq.edu.au, mhitchens@ics.mq.edu.au, Rui.figueiredo@tagus.ist.utl.pt, cdelgado@ags.up.mx

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the role of narrative management in a character-based emergent narrative framework. The paper defines the problem and considers related work. It evaluates the role of the Game Master in non computer-based role-playing games and presents two initial implementations of a story facilitator within a character-based system using the FAtiMA agent architecture. Finally it considers what further work is required.

Keywords: Synthetic actors Artificial Intelligence Interactive Storytelling. Story management. Game Masters

Published: 2010-05-16
Publisher: ICST
Modified: 2010-05-16

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.INTETAIN2008.2468