A great deal of research concerning mechanisms to interpret, manipulate and generate stories in different media has been carried out. The basic concepts related to ontologies and their components are introduced. We review then the role of ontologies in storytelling including the distinction between fabula, suzjet and narrative. Several recent innovative initiatives that provide interesting devi...

In this paper we discuss a case study for which we applied a customized augmented reality display –the Virtual Showcase– as a new platform for digital storytelling. Different storytelling components are identified and examples for their specific realization are explained. Our case study focuses on communicating scientific information to a novice audience in a museum context. Addressing first us...

In Interactive Digital Storytelling (IDS), new design processes are needed for authors to fully embrace the emergent properties of this dynamic novel medium. As a counterpart to traditional explicit authoring in storytelling, “implicit creation” is introduced as a conceptual framework. By describing the development steps of a specific IDS application – the Killer Phrase game – and starting out ...

The paper introduces an approach for the realization of a dynamic and contextual storytelling engine that can allow the dynamic supply of narrative contents, not necessarily predetermined and pertinent to the needs and the dynamic behaviors of the users. In particular, the system adopts an adaptive and social approach, using a contextual model in order to realize a dynamic digital storytelling ...

Post-decision implementation process involves the execution of organizational process, people with different skills and knowledge, which can contribute in future decisions and best-practices. The aim of this paper is to analyze the creation of group storytelling as a mechanism to represent tacit knowledge in the scope of post-decision implementation process. The concepts of post-decision and gr...

Several frameworks and platforms are used for learning or for building virtual environments for game-based learning. In games based on virtual worlds an enormous amount of knowledge is exchanged. But we believe compared to games stories provide more explicit knowledge transfer. For that reason we developed an Interactive Digital Storytelling (IDS) Platform called Scenejo, which we use to build ...

In the era of e-learning, student-centered approaches and constructivists learning environments are critical success factors. The inherent interactivity of the Internet and the emotional engagement of story can lead to transformative learning experiences in media rich environments. This paper focuses on Web-Based Transmedia Storytelling Edutainment as critical-creative pedagogy in higher e-educ...

We propose digital storytelling as a pedagogical tool for online Library and Information Science education that recognizes diversity and fosters reflection among students and teacher. In a course titled Documenting Diverse Cultures and Communities, students contemplated their role as future information professionals and produced a short digital story dealing with community, archives, and histor...

The emergence of new immersive, interactive storytelling interface offers new ways of engaging a user in narrative. Traditionnal storytelling media such as books can benefit this technology in various ways. Examining the cognitive approach of the user-narrative interaction, we envisage the design of an interactive book as a support for exploring and interpreting a story. The project Dimensional...

This paper examines the social dimension of collective storytelling around a particular ludic object. We study the action role-playing game Skyrim (2011) through a mixed methodology that integrates the humanities and the social sciences. Based on extensive analysis of player generated videos, we demonstrate that the social dimension plays an all-important role in the shaping of storytelling by ...