-the term “ta’ziyeh” refers to an iranian dramatic genre which might be compared to the western passion play and is the only indigenous drama of the entire islamic world. this ritual drama has both an islamic and a persian heritage, the central theme of which is the tragic and heroic martyrdom of imam husayn, the grandson of the prophet mohammed and the third imam of shi’ite in the desert of ka...

From a strategic communication perspective, for any to be effective, it must audience-centered, with content and delivery channels that are relevant its intended target. When trying reach culturally specific communities or other groups not otherwise connected science research, is crucial partner community members co-create through media appealing competent. This commentary considers some exampl...

A drama manager is an omniscient background agent responsible for guiding players through the story space and delivering an enjoyable and coherent experience. Most previous drama managers only consider the designer’s intent. We present a drama manager that uses data-driven techniques to model players and provides personalized guidance in the story space without removing player agency. In order ...

Dah dum, the Mike Post driving theme song begins, and the baritone voiceover lectures: “In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups, the police that investigate crime and the district attorneys that prosecute the offenders: these are their stories . . . .” This is the memorable beginning to one of the most successful and longest runni...

When one advocates using drama to breathe fresh life into a col­ lege classroom, engineering is not the first subject that comes to mind. Law, history, and political science seem much more likely candidates. Law offers a natural source of conflict and resolution as major issues are argued passionately by both sides and a jury or all-powerful judge decides the outcome; there are clear winners an...

This paper describes a potential approach for framing data as museum practice. These principles may be used to help people who are deciding how present make choices appropriate the setting and context of use well making easier an audience sense of. This next considers different possible levels engagement with its interpretation within stories, starting from ra...

Process drama is a form of improvisational drama where the focus is on the process rather than the product. This form of improvisational activities has been used extensively in many domains. Role play, for example, has been used in health therapy as well as for training health personnel. Creative drama is a form of process drama that focuses on the use of story dramatization techniques; it has ...