Character Based Interactive Storytelling for Role Playing Games

One of the main advantages of computers or games consoles over other entertainment media is that they provide the user with a means to interact with the system. Video games as an entertainment medium provide an excellent opportunity to tell a truly interactive story in which the players actions and interactions with non-player characters affect the entire development and structure of the story. Stories in modern video games are mostly linear with occasional branching of story lines based around a couple of key choices presented to the player. Character based interactive storytelling is mainly concerned with creating believable non-player characters who act based on internal motivations and desires. This dissertation introduces the concept of character based interactive storytelling into role playing games through non-player characters that dynamically interact with