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Narrative Branching

Narrative Branching is a narrative structure in interactive storytelling systems that enables divergent story pathways through user-driven choices, distinguishing it from linear narratives by its capacity to generate multiple, non-sequential plot developments based on participant agency.

22

Publications

809

Citations

74

Authors

28

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5

Variants

Branching Narrative

Parents

Publications

22

From linear story generation to branching story graphs

Mark Riedl, R. Michael Young · IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications · 2006 · 211 citations

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Glaive: A State-Space Narrative Planner Supporting Intentionality and Conflict

Stephen G. Ware, R. Michael Young · Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment · 2014 · 79 citations · Full text

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SceneCraft: Automating Interactive Narrative Scene Generation in Digital Games with Large Language Models

Vikram Kumaran, Jonathan Rowe, Bradford Mott et al. · Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment · 2023 · 65 citations · Full text

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Creating Stories with Children

Gladys C. Lipton, Andrew Wright · Modern Language Journal · 1998 · 63 citations

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Computer-assisted authoring of interactive narratives

Mubbasir Kapadia, Jessica Falk, Fabio Zünd et al. · 2015 · 43 citations

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Authors

74

  1. RM
    R. Michael Young

    North Carolina State University, United States

    3 publications · 305 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. MR
    Mark Riedl

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 228 citations

    2

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  3. AS
    Andrew S. Gordon

    University of Southern California, United States

    2 publications · 41 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. MK
    Mubbasir Kapadia

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    2 publications · 77 citations

    2

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  5. JR
    Justus Robertson

    North Carolina State University, United States

    2 publications · 25 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

28

  1. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    600 citations

  2. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    236 citations

  3. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    77 citations

  4. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    159 citations

  5. Marina Del Rey Hospital

    Marina del Rey, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  6. University of New Orleans

    New Orleans, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    79 citations

  7. Walt Disney (United States)

    Burbank, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  8. Saint Joseph's University

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

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Venues

  1. 6

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  2. Modern Language Journal

    MLJ · 1 publications · 63 citations

    1

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  3. Entertainment Computing

    1 publications · 16 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. Journal of Screenwriting

    JOSC · 1 publications · 19 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

    1 publications · 32 citations

    1

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