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StoryNet: An Educational Game for Social Skills

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Technologies for Interactive Digital Storytelling and Entertainment (TIDSE 2004)

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This paper presents an approach combining concepts of digital storytelling and games with experiences in the field of social competence. This type of system has potential use for training seminars on soft skills and interpersonal communication. We introduce StoryNet, which combines a game-like experience with dynamic story generation. In this paper we outline a concept based on emotional intelligence, to navigate through stories.

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Schäfer, L., Stauber, A., Bokan, B. (2004). StoryNet: An Educational Game for Social Skills. In: Göbel, S., et al. Technologies for Interactive Digital Storytelling and Entertainment. TIDSE 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3105. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-27797-2_20

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