We model demand for non-instrumental information, drawing on the idea that people derive entertainment utility from suspense and surprise. A period has more suspense if the variance of the next period’s beliefs is greater. A period has more surprise if the current belief is further from the last period’s belief. Under these definitions, we analyze the optimal way to reveal information over time...

The goal of the research presented in this paper is to come-up with a model of facial expressions for embodied conversational agents to express suspenseful moments in stories. The model is derived from the results of a user evaluation in which a group of participants were presented five stories with three different combinations of facial expressions to show suspense. With the use of the provide...

Research into narrative tension is of interest in terms the progress knowledge processes and mechanisms by which stories are received enjoyed. We have created four versions an audiovisual story with three different structures fiction (suspense, surprise, curiosity) one non-fiction. investigated effects these groups subjects (N=94). The results show that organization stories, depending on their ...

In entrepreneurship, we hear about the value of 'embracing uncertainty and failure', given what can be learned ex post. Instead relying on post learning, this paper examines ante emotional condition suspense generated in situations involving outcome uncertainty. I investigate cognitive conditions under which entrepreneurs experience suspense, they enjoy it. Empirical analysis reveals that some ...

My IRIS system contains a set of forumulas that consist of actions that the Drama Manager can perform in certain sequences to create suspense. I plan on evaluating these formula experimentally. I hope to show that these formula are sufficient to create suspense, in that they are comparable to a human author's mental formula for creating suspense and better than a logically consistent baseline. ...

U.S. college football’s traditional bowl system, and lack of a postseason play-off tournament, has been controversial for years. The conventional wisdom is that a play-off would be a more fair way to determine the national champion, and more fun for fans to watch. The colleges finally agreed to begin a play-off in the 2014-2015 season, but with just four teams, and speculation continues that mo...