An Experiment in Improvised Interactive Drama

I.M.T. Swartjes; Mariet Theune

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_25

An Experiment in Improvised Interactive Drama

I.M.T. Swartjes, Mariet Theune

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Abstract

To inform the design of interactive drama systems, we investigate the experience of an interactor being part of a story that they can have a fundamental influence on. Improvisational theatre might serve as a model for this experience, where there is no pre-scripted plot; each of its actors shares responsibility for the collaborative emergence of a story. This requires a performer attitude from the interactor. We describe an experiment in which improv actors create a story together with subjects who have no improv experience, to find out how we can characterize this experience, and how it might be achieved. Our results support a recent hypothesis that an interactor in interactive drama might be treated as a collaborative performer rather than an (antagonistic) player.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2009
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Springer
Pages	234-239
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-02314-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_25
Publication status	Published - Jun 2009
Event	3rd International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2009 - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 22 Jun 2009 → 24 Jun 2009 Conference number: 3

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Volume	9
ISSN (Print)	1867-8211

Conference

Conference	3rd International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2009
Abbreviated title	INTETAIN
Country	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	22/06/09 → 24/06/09

Keywords

METIS-263868
HMI-HF: Human Factors
EWI-15398
Dramatic Presence
Interactive Storytelling
Interactive drama
Improvisational Theatre
IR-62825

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Swartjes, I. M. T., & Theune, M. (2009). An Experiment in Improvised Interactive Drama. In Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2009 (pp. 234-239). [10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_25] (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering; Vol. 9). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_25

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Swartjes, IMT & Theune, M 2009, An Experiment in Improvised Interactive Drama. in Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2009., 10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_25, Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol. 9, Springer, Berlin, pp. 234-239, 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2009, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 22/06/09. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_25

An Experiment in Improvised Interactive Drama. / Swartjes, I.M.T.; Theune, Mariet.

Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, INTETAIN 2009. Berlin : Springer, 2009. p. 234-239 10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_25 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering; Vol. 9).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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