The narrative braid: A model for tackling the narrative paradox in adaptive documentaries

Authors: Hargood, C., Jewell, M.O. and Millard, D.E.

Journal: NHT'12 - Proceedings of 2nd Workshop on Narrative and Hypertext

Pages: 13-17

ISBN: 9781450314084

DOI: 10.1145/2310076.2310080

Abstract:

The Narrative Paradox is a theory that describes interaction and narrative cohesion as being in tension, and asserts that the structure of a narrative is disrupted by user adaptivity, leading to possible incoherence as the system accounts for interaction. We propose an approach that may reduce this disruption. Specifically, we propose to model a narrative as a collection of threads, woven together into the final discourse as a narrative braid. By separately maintaining logical coherence within a thread and thematic coherence between threads we believe it is possible to introduce interactivity while maintaining a strong narrative structure. We discuss how this may be applied to adaptive documentaries which, with a wide base of recorded material and diverse plot threads, provide a rich medium for initial experimentation in this area. Copyright 2012 ACM.

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The narrative braid: a model for tackling the narrative paradox in adaptive documentaries

Authors: Hargood, C., Jewell, M. and Millard, D.

Conference: Narrative and Hypertext 2012

Dates: June 2012

Publisher: ACM

Abstract:

The Narrative Paradox is a theory that describes interaction and narrative cohesion as being in tension, and asserts that the structure of a narrative is disrupted by user adaptivity, leading to possible incoherence as the system accounts for interaction. We propose an approach that may reduce this disruption. Specifically, we propose to model a narrative as a collection of threads, woven together into the final discourse as a narrative braid. By separately maintaining logical coherence within a thread and thematic coherence between threads we believe it is possible to introduce interactivity while maintaining a strong narrative structure. We discuss how this may be applied to adaptive documentaries which, with a wide base of recorded material and diverse plot threads, provide a rich medium for initial experimentation in this area.

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