Towards a theory of narrative for interactive fiction
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چکیده
The current paradigm for synthetic reality based interactive fiction features familiar kinds of worlds realistically presented. This approach is unsatisfying in that it excludes several interesting classes of worlds, such as worlds where the user experiences the subjective reality of a character with a substantially different personality. We wish to extend the current paradigm to include classes of worlds such as these. To achieve this, we survey cinema technique and develop a theory of narrative and roughly sketch a system architecture to support enriched interactive fiction based on analogy with film techniques. This work is significant because it brings us closer to our goal of making interactive fiction into a rich, high quality artistic medium. PA lS 3 a U , h 0 r S " reaCh6d a ^ ***** ° f C 0 m p W e r S d e n c e Mellon University. Pittsburgh S. Smith was supported by an Office of Naval Research Graduate Fellowship. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors alone. Towards a Theory of Narrative for Interactive Fiction Sean Smith Joseph Bates School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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