Wide Ruled
Abstract
A Friendly Interface to Author-Goal Based Story Generation
We present Wide Ruled, an authoring tool for the creation of generative stories. It is based on the Universe author-goal-based model of story generation, and extends this model by providing support for reader interactivity, episodic memory elements, and an extensive graphical interface that is aimed at authors with little or no experience with computer programming and artificial intelligence planning techniques. The design of the interface is based around common interface conventions, narrative terminology, and step-by-step guidance through the creation of complex plan preconditions and actions. We also present initial user evaluation of this work-in-progress, which shows how our tool can be used by those with varying technical backgrounds to author dynamic stories with our tool. This feedback also suggests potential improvements of the interface to the underlying story representation and generation model.
Publications
- James Skorupski and Michael Mateas. 2009. "Interactive Story Generation for Writers: Lessons Learned from the Wide Ruled Authoring Tool". Digital Art and Culture 2009.
- Skorupski, James, Lakshmi Jayapalan, Sheena Marquez, and Michael Mateas. 2007. Wide Ruled: A Friendly Interface to Author-Goal Based Story Generation. International Conference on Virtual Storytelling 2007: 26-37
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