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In this work we present the Narralive Unity Tool, a tool for the Unity Engine that supports the development of branching narrative experiences with multiple endings through a node-based graph and a set of automation features. The tool was designed with the objective to bridge the gap between intuitive branching narrative design and multimedia rich interactive visual novel development, allowing the developer to import in Unity story graphs created with interactive narrative authoring tools that are addressed to authors with no technical expertise. We briefly present the motivation for the implementation of this tool, describe its features and the outcomes of its evaluation, concluding with a discussion about its use and future directions for further development.
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Kousta, D., Katifori, A., Lougiakis, C., Roussou, M. (2023). The Narralive Unity Plug-In: Towards Bridging the Gap Between Intuitive Branching Narrative Design and Advanced Visual Novel Development. In: Holloway-Attaway, L., Murray, J.T. (eds) Interactive Storytelling. ICIDS 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14383. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47655-6_14
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