In recent years, there has been a growing interest in constructing rich interactive
entertainment and training experiences. As these experiences have grown in complexity …

This paper provides a critical review of existing interactive drama systems. An interactive
drama takes place within a virtual world in which the user has a high degree of freedom to …

Data-driven techniques for interactive narrative generation are the subject of growing
interest. Reinforcement learning (RL) offers significant potential for devising data-driven …

A growing research community is working toward employing drama management
components in story‐based games. These components gently guide the story toward a …

Improvisational storytelling involves one or more people interacting in real-time to create a
story without advanced notice of topic or theme. Human improvisation occurs in an open …

Although we are currently riding a technological wave of personal assistants, many of these
agents still struggle to communicate appropriately. Humans are natural storytellers, so it …

Interactive narrative is a form of digital interactive experience in which users influence a
dramatic storyline through their actions. Artificial intelligence approaches to interactive …

The generator of adaptive dilemma-based interactive narratives (GADIN) presented in this
paper dynamically generates interactive narratives which are focused on dilemmas to create …

ABSTRACT In Interactive Storytelling (IS) the prevailing approach for the automatic
generation of plausible narratives that meet global author goals is intentional planning …

Game-based learning environments create rich learning experiences that are both effective
and engaging. Recent years have seen growing interest in data-driven techniques for …