Improvements in language technology have led to an increasing interest in writing support
tools. In this paper we propose a design space for such tools based on a cognitive process …

Authoring tools for interactive narrative abstract underlying data models to allow authors to
write creative works. Understanding how our program and interface design decisions alter …

Designing a story is widely considered a crafty yet critical task that requires deep specific
human knowledge in order to reach a minimum quality and originality. This includes …

Authoring tools, the software used to create, edit, and develop Interactive Digital Narrative
(IDN), are a critical part of both IDN authorship and research. These tools, their features …

Interactive Digital Narratives (IDNs) are a natural evolution of traditional storytelling melded
with technological improvements brought about by the rapidly increasing digital revolution …

Tropes are cultural narrative conventions that shape our expectations of stories. This paper
proposes a new approach to examine movie content relying on tropes. It first presents the …

The interactivity and the decision making processes typica lof a video game have a strong
influence on how the story of the game should be told, but also on how the imaginary world …

Abstract The study of Interactive Digital Narratives (IDN) is a vibrant research field with a
tight connection to disparate disciplines like interaction design, game studies, cognitive …

Unlike the fixed and predestined sequence of narrative, interactive artefacts such as games
appear to be based on the relative freedom of the player and his/her ability to influence the …

Tropes are cultural narrative conventions that shape our expectations of stories. They
thoughtfully encompass our understanding of the world and the representation of our …