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We present a demonstration of Loose Ends, a mixed-initiative creative interface for playful storytelling that assists players in managing plot threads to achieve storytelling goals related to high-level story structure. From a design perspective, Loose Ends is an example of a narrative instrument: an expression-oriented playable system that can be played to produce narrative, in much the same way that musical instruments are played to produce music.
M. Dickinson—Independent.
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Max Kreminski conducted part of this research while in residence at Stochastic Labs.
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Kreminski, M., Dickinson, M., Wardrip-Fruin, N., Mateas, M. (2022). A Demonstration of Loose Ends, A Mixed-Initiative Narrative Instrument. In: Vosmeer, M., Holloway-Attaway, L. (eds) Interactive Storytelling. ICIDS 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13762. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22298-6_6
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