Interactive Narrative, Plot Types, and Interpersonal Relations Export

@incollection{citeulike:6008539, abstract = {The design of an interactive narrative begins with the choice of a type of story. In this paper I examine the potential of three kinds of plot for active user participation: the epic plot, which focuses on the struggle of the individual to survive in a hostile world, the dramatic plot, which deals with the evolution of a network of human relations, and the epistemic plot, which is propelled by the desire to solve a mystery. I distinguish two basic types of immersion—ludic and narrative, the latter subdivided into spatial, temporal and emotional variants, and I discuss the ability of the three kinds of plot to generate these various forms of immersion.}, author = {Ryan, Marie-Laure}, citeulike-article-id = {6008539}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89454-4_2}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/ym28uv83553x8666}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-540-89454-4_2}, journal = {Interactive Storytelling}, keywords = {interactive\_story\_systems, storytelling}, pages = {6--13}, posted-at = {2009-10-26 08:01:56}, priority = {2}, title = {Interactive Narrative, Plot Types, and Interpersonal Relations}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89454-4_2}, year = {2008} }

TY - CHAP ID - citeulike:6008539 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6008539 N2 - The design of an interactive narrative begins with the choice of a type of story. In this paper I examine the potential of three kinds of plot for active user participation: the epic plot, which focuses on the struggle of the individual to survive in a hostile world, the dramatic plot, which deals with the evolution of a network of human relations, and the epistemic plot, which is propelled by the desire to solve a mystery. I distinguish two basic types of immersion—ludic and narrative, the latter subdivided into spatial, temporal and emotional variants, and I discuss the ability of the three kinds of plot to generate these various forms of immersion. JF - Interactive Storytelling EP - 13 TI - Interactive Narrative, Plot Types, and Interpersonal Relations SP - 6 KW - interactive_story_systems KW - storytelling AU - Ryan, Marie-Laure PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89454-4_2 ER -