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A Structure for Modern Computer Narratives

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Computers and Games (CG 2002)

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In order to analyze or better develop modern computer games it is critical to have an appropriate representation framework. In this paper a symbolic representation of modern computer narratives is described, and related to a general model of operational behaviour. The resulting structure can then be used to verify desirable properties, or as the basis for a narrative development system.

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  1. School of Computer Science, McGill University, Canada

    Clark Verbrugge

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  1. Computing Science Department, University of Alberta, T6G 2E8, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Jonathan Schaeffer

  2. Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, T6G 2E8, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Martin Müller

  3. School of Computer Science, Reykjavík University, Reykjavík, Iceland

    Yngvi Björnsson

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Verbrugge, C. (2003). A Structure for Modern Computer Narratives. In: Schaeffer, J., Müller, M., Björnsson, Y. (eds) Computers and Games. CG 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2883. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-40031-8_21

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