“Focalization” is a narrative discourse technique that produces different narrative structures based on choosing unique perspectives from which to present a story. This study designs a focalization mechanism and presents an experimental implementation. The proposed system functions as part of our integrated narrative generation system (INGS). In addition, the approach computationally extends th...

undoubtedly, holy books are fundamentally and substantially different from that of written by mankind. these celestial words have categorized such holy books as the artistic and literary masterpieces of its kind. in fact, most of the language rules based on verse and literary beauty had token from aforementioned books.the method of storytelling in holy quran is in the way which by reading the s...

in this article, the linguistic characteristics at different levels (words, sentences, discourses) and features content that correspond to the most important story elements are studied and analyzed. the neorealist novel is full of beauties and can be explored from the perspective of aesthetics.

The central purpose of this paper is to explore how the introduction of a database consisting of pre-selected items, characters, and attributes will affect a story environment in which people are playing as independent story agents. A combination of observation and interview techniques will be used to analyze and interpret this effect. Although the prototype test conducted was beneficial in tes...

as a committed writer, najib al-kayl?ni was of the belief that works of art and literature should be used as a means to promote the islamic culture; thus, he regarded writing narratives, in a realistic style, as the need of the arab world and particularly the egyptian society. features which distinguish his works from those written by other writers are the religious hue and spirit of his storie...

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...

In this paper, we set out a basic approach to the modeling of narrative in interactive virtual worlds. This approach adopts a bipartite model taken from narrative theory, in which narrative is composed of story and discourse. In our approach, story elements – plot and character – are defined in terms of plans that drive the dynamics of a virtual environment. Discourse elements – the narrative’s...

When building a story-intensive game, there is always the question of how much freedom to give the player. Give the player too little, and he may feel constrained and disconnected from the character he is controlling. Give him too much freedom, and the progression of the story may lag or stop altogether. The field of interactive drama attempts to strike a balance between interaction and authors...