Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
6-2007
Abstract
Interactive storytelling in the virtual environment attracts a lot of research interests in recent years. Story plot and character are two most important elements of a story. Based on these two elements, currently there are two research directions: plot-based and character-based interactive storytelling. However, plot-based approach lacks the refinement of character behaviors as character-based approach. On the other side, character-based approach does not follow a well organized story plot so that the moral of the story might be distorted. Therefore, there is a need to develop an integrated framework to achieve the balance between conveying story moral and enhancing the modeling of character behaviors. In this paper, we propose a hybrid system of the plot-based and character-based approaches. It is constructed as a multi-agent system (MAS), which involves a scriptwriter agent, a director agent, virtual actor agents and other support agents. Fuzzy Cognitive Goal Net (FCGN) is used by the scriptwriter agent to generate story plot, which includes various meaningful storylines. The director agent selects the storyline dynamically and dispatches the scenes to the virtual character agents as behaviors through the decomposing algorithms. With the system, dynamic storylines and character behaviors are generated in realtime based on the audience interactions and context changes. The audiences are able to experience different levels of interactions as an observer, a character or a director. A case study prototype called “mystery illness investigation at nanyang town” has been implemented based on the proposed system.
Keywords
simulation, interactive storytelling, story authoring, autonomy
Discipline
Databases and Information Systems | Instructional Media Design
Research Areas
Data Science and Engineering
Publication
Technologies for E-Learning and Digital Entertainment: 2nd International Conference, Edutainment 2007, Hong Kong, China, June 11-13: Proceedings
Volume
4469
First Page
260
Last Page
272
ISBN
9783540730101
Identifier
10.1007/978-3-540-73011-8_27
Publisher
Springer
City or Country
Cham
Citation
CAI, Yundong; MIAO, Chunyan; TAN, Ah-hwee; and SHEN, Zhiqi.
A hybrid of plot-based and character-based interactive storytelling. (2007). Technologies for E-Learning and Digital Entertainment: 2nd International Conference, Edutainment 2007, Hong Kong, China, June 11-13: Proceedings. 4469, 260-272.
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73011-8_27