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Stepping into the Interactive Drama

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Technologies for Interactive Digital Storytelling and Entertainment (TIDSE 2004)

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Abstract

Achieving a successful Interactive Drama where the user can act as a character in the story requires not only finding an algorithmic solution for combining interactivity and narrativity, but also interfacing those algorithms with the user. This paper focuses on the way in which the user can choose the actions of the character. Three specific issues are discussed: the variety of choices proposed to the user, the need for the user to anticipate his/her future possibilities for actions and the time necessary to enter the action. This allows us to propose a taxonomy of different user interfaces and to evaluate the advantages and drawbacks of each category of interface. This should serve as a guideline for the design of user interfaces for Interactive Drama.

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  1. LINC-University of Paris VIII IUT de Montreuil, 140, rue de la Nouvelle France, 93100, Montreuil, France

    Nicolas Szilas

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  1. Digital Storytelling Dept, ZGDV e.V., Rundeturmstr. 10, 64283, Darmstadt, Germany

    Stefan Göbel

  2. FH Erfurt, University of Applied Sciences, Altonaerstr. 25, 99085, Erfurt, Germany

    Ulrike Spierling

  3. Digital Storytelling Department, ZGDV Darmstadt e.V., Fraunhoferstr. 5, 64283, Darmstadt, Germany

    Anja Hoffmann

  4. Zentrum für Graphische Datenverarbeitung, Rundeturmstr. 12, 64283, Darmstadt, Germany

    Ido Iurgel

  5. Zentrum für Graphische Datenverarbeitung e.V., 64283, Darmstadt, Germany

    Oliver Schneider

  6. Digital Storytelling Department, ZGDV e.V. - Computer Graphics Center, Fraunhoferstr. 5, 64283, Darmstadt, Germany

    Johanna Dechau

  7. Digital Storytelling Department, ZGDV Darmstadt e.V., 64283, Darmstadt, Germany

    Axel Feix

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Szilas, N. (2004). Stepping into the Interactive Drama. In: Göbel, S., et al. Technologies for Interactive Digital Storytelling and Entertainment. TIDSE 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3105. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-27797-2_3

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