Paper Info
Title
Lessons on Using Computationally Generated Influence for Shaping Narrative Experiences
Abstract
In this paper, we present computational models for generating influence that allow story managers to shape players' decisions in interactive narrative experiences. Our approach uses concepts from social psychology, discourse analysis, and natural language generation. We describe an abstract formalism to operationalize tools of social psychological influence described by Cialdini (Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, New York, NY, USA: Harper-Collins, 1998) and evaluate two example implementations that enable a storytelling system to generate influence on the fly (with varying degrees of success), thereby adapting stories to realize goals specified by authors. These implementations are used in an interactive story where influence is generated dynamically as players' experiences unfold. We present the results of a user study to characterize the effectiveness of these models. Results did not indicate the presence of any significant differences in players' sense of control over the story with, or without, the use of influence. Further, the use of influence resulted in a set of stories experienced by players that more closely matched the author's goals.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/TCIAIG.2013.2287154
Computational Intelligence and AI in Games, IEEE Transactions  
Keywords
Field
DocType
humanities,interactive systems,natural languages,psychology,abstract formalism,computational models,computationally generated influence,discourse analysis,interactive narrative experiences,interactive story,narrative experience shaping,natural language generation,player decisions,social psychological influence,story managers,storytelling system,Artificial intelligence,knowledge engineering,knowledge-based systems
Natural language generation,Storytelling,Persuasion,Computer science,Narrative,Natural language,Discourse analysis,Human–computer interaction,Operationalization,Formalism (philosophy),Multimedia
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
6
2
1943-068X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.42
17
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
David L. Roberts133837.87
Charles L. Isbell250465.79