Modeling the story facilitation of game masters in multi-player role-playing games

Anders Drachen; Michael Hitchens; Ruth Aylett; Sandy Louchart

Modeling the story facilitation of game masters in multi-player role-playing games

Anders Drachen^*, Michael Hitchens, Ruth Aylett, Sandy Louchart

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Computing

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

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Abstract

Inherent in all forms of interactive storytelling is the problem of reconciling freedom of the user with requirements for pre-authored plot. In non-digital Role- Playing Games (RPGs), Game Masters (GMs) constantly encounter and solve this problem, facilitating collaborative, interactive storytelling in real-time. In this study, the various theories of GM operations are combined with experiences from a three-year project on storytelling and player interactions in multi-player RPGs; to present a model of the cognitive process of GM operations in RPGs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Intelligent Narrative Technologies II - Papers from the AAAI Spring Symposium
Editors	Sandy Louchart, Manish Mehta, David L. Roberts
Place of Publication	Menlo Park, CA
Publisher	Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Pages	24-31
Number of pages	8
Volume	SS-09-06
ISBN (Print)	9781577354130
Publication status	Published - Mar 2009
Event	Intelligent Narrative Technologies II - Papers from the AAAI Spring Symposium - Stanford, CA, United States Duration: 23 Mar 2009 → 25 Mar 2009

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Other	Intelligent Narrative Technologies II - Papers from the AAAI Spring Symposium
Country/Territory	United States
City	Stanford, CA
Period	23/03/09 → 25/03/09

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Drachen, Anders ; Hitchens, Michael ; Aylett, Ruth et al. / Modeling the story facilitation of game masters in multi-player role-playing games. Intelligent Narrative Technologies II - Papers from the AAAI Spring Symposium. editor / Sandy Louchart ; Manish Mehta ; David L. Roberts. Vol. SS-09-06 Menlo Park, CA : Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, 2009. pp. 24-31

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Drachen, A, Hitchens, M, Aylett, R & Louchart, S 2009, Modeling the story facilitation of game masters in multi-player role-playing games. in S Louchart, M Mehta & DL Roberts (eds), Intelligent Narrative Technologies II - Papers from the AAAI Spring Symposium. vol. SS-09-06, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, Menlo Park, CA, pp. 24-31, Intelligent Narrative Technologies II - Papers from the AAAI Spring Symposium, Stanford, CA, United States, 23/03/09.

Modeling the story facilitation of game masters in multi-player role-playing games. / Drachen, Anders; Hitchens, Michael; Aylett, Ruth et al.
Intelligent Narrative Technologies II - Papers from the AAAI Spring Symposium. ed. / Sandy Louchart; Manish Mehta; David L. Roberts. Vol. SS-09-06 Menlo Park, CA: Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, 2009. p. 24-31.

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