TY - GEN
T1 - RST as narrative structure for node-based editors
AU - Edmond, Cameron
AU - Lawther, Rob
AU - Cordeil, Maxime
AU - Bednarz, Tomasz
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Despite Narrative Visualisation's (NarVis) proliferation in academic circles, a narrative structure designed to suit the individual challenges and needs of the discipline is yet to mature. We present both a structure and tool for NarVis that remediates narrative form and concepts using Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST). Through RST, we develop a dynamic narrative structure that avoids many of the trappings of traditional narratives. Our RST-based structure has been implemented as a node-based editor, itself part of a broader tool for generating dynamic narrative visualisations. We discuss this tool's theoretical foundations, its implementation, and demonstrate it through a narrative about COVID-19. This paper marks an important step towards establishing a clearer view of the narrative elements of NarVis.
AB - Despite Narrative Visualisation's (NarVis) proliferation in academic circles, a narrative structure designed to suit the individual challenges and needs of the discipline is yet to mature. We present both a structure and tool for NarVis that remediates narrative form and concepts using Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST). Through RST, we develop a dynamic narrative structure that avoids many of the trappings of traditional narratives. Our RST-based structure has been implemented as a node-based editor, itself part of a broader tool for generating dynamic narrative visualisations. We discuss this tool's theoretical foundations, its implementation, and demonstrate it through a narrative about COVID-19. This paper marks an important step towards establishing a clearer view of the narrative elements of NarVis.
KW - Computational Linguistics
KW - Narrative Visualisation
KW - Narratology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85120883890&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/3481549.3481556
DO - 10.1145/3481549.3481556
M3 - Conference proceeding contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85120883890
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
SP - 1
EP - 5
BT - 14th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2021
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
CY - New York, NY
T2 - 14th International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, VINCI 2021
Y2 - 6 September 2021 through 8 September 2021
ER -