Gamemasters and Interactive Story: A Categorization of Storytelling Techniques in Live Roleplaying
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This paper details an experiment that observed multiple gamemasters in live storytelling role playing games. A categorization of the interactive storytelling techniques employed by these gamemasters has been developed. The goal of the experiment was to explore the ways a human agent creates a story while allowing for the proper balance of user interactivity and strong narrative structure. The resulting techniques are categorized with the intent of enriching the storytelling programming in computerized interactive drama.
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