Post on 19-Dec-2015
The Narrative Theatre:A Creativity Enhancement
Environment
James C. Lester
Department of Computer Science
North Carolina State University
From Intelligent Tutoring Systems to Creativity Support Narrative-centered learning
Actively participate in “story-centric” problem-solving activities
Immersed in captivating, highly tailored narratives
Revolve around Believable characters Compelling virtual worlds Rich stories
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Narrative-Centered Creativity
Narrative an ideal laboratory for studying creativity
Centrality of multiple representations Multiple representations in creativity for
narrative generation: Uni-modal: Linguistic Multi-modal: Animated stories, spoken
character dialogue, narration
Co-Constructive Creativity Enhancement
Environment Student
Manipulative actions
(Revised) CreativityArtifact
Artifact Model
What are the beliefs, preferences,
goals, and plans of the student?
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Crystal Island
Rich, 3D environment implemented in Valve Software’s SourceTM Engine (HalfLife2)
8th grade microbiology curriculum
Science mystery with the student playing the role of detective
Narrative Theatre Creativity Cycle
Narrative Understanding
Sentential Analysis
Discourse Analysis
Narrative Interpretation
Plot Elements
World Events
Character Behaviors
Narrative Constraints
Narrative Generation
Camera Planning
Action Interpreter
Dialogue Generation
Character Controller
Student
Written Narrative
Written Narrative
3D Narrative
Narrative Model
Setting Character Plot
Hypotheses
Narrative Theatre will significantly (and positively) impact
Students’ ability to utilize creative process (preparation, incubation, illumination, verification)
Students’ metacognitive awareness of creativity process
Students’ perception of the creative process