Towards a Computational Model of Dramatic Tension

Szilas, Nicolas; Richle, Urs

doi:10.4230/OASIcs.CMN.2013.257

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Towards a Computational Model of Dramatic Tension

Authors Nicolas Szilas, Urs Richle

Part of: Volume: 2013 Workshop on Computational Models of Narrative (CMN 2013)
Part of: Series: Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license
Publication Date: 2013-08-02

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DOI: 10.4230/OASIcs.CMN.2013.257
URN: urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-41647

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computational model of narrative
dramatic tension
structural writing
structuralism
narrative theories

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Abstract

One of the approaches to generate narrative consists in modeling narrative in terms of a deep structure, as introduced by narrative theories in the middle of the 20th century.

This papers revisits this computational approach, and raises the central issue of dramatic tension: Would it be possible to build a computational model of dramatic tension, where tension could be managed according to the well known ascending/descending dramatic curve?

The paper describes a new computational model of narrative, based on a set of structural narrative elements (goals, tasks, obstacles, side-effects), a hierarchical and modular approach, a paradox-based model of dramatic tension and a solution for managing endings.

The papers illustrates this theoretical model with a full example.

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Nicolas Szilas and Urs Richle. Towards a Computational Model of Dramatic Tension. In 2013 Workshop on Computational Models of Narrative. Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 32, pp. 257-276, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2013) https://doi.org/10.4230/OASIcs.CMN.2013.257

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Nicolas Szilas

Urs Richle

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