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Tension Space Analysis for Emergent Narrative (2020)

B. Kybartas, C. Verbrugge and J. Lessard, "Tension Space Anaylsis for Emergent Narrative," in IEEE Transactions on Games, doi: 10.1109/TG.2020.2989072.

Expressive Range Analysis of a Possible Worlds Driven Emergent Narrative System (2018)

Kybartas, Ben; Verbrugge, Clark; Lessard, Jonathan. « Expressive Range Analysis of a Possible Worlds Driven Emergent Narrative System ». In Proceedings of

Transparency or Opacity: Re-thinking Video Game Interfaces (2018)

A MDes thesis by Etienne Brunelle-LeclercDownload here Abstract This thesis presents the results of a two year research-creation project that

Subject and Subjectivity: A Conversational Game using Possible Worlds (2017)

Kybartas, Ben; Verbrugge, Clark; Lessard, Jonathan. “Subject and Subjectivity: A Conversational Game using Possible Worlds”. In Proceedings of the 10th

Sriving for Author-Friendly Procedural Dialogue Generation (2017)

Abstract This paper reports on an ongoing attempt to develop an author-friendly approach to procedural game dialogue generation. Various affordances

Designing Natural-Language Game Conversations (2016)

Abstract This paper reports on LabLabLab’s three year experience in game-design oriented research on interactive dialogue with non-playing characters and

The Character as Subjective Interface (2016)

Abstract This paper re-frames virtual interactive characters as “subjective interfaces” with the purpose of highlighting original affordances for interactive storytelling

Design Rationale for Natural-Language Based Game Conversations (2015)

Abstract In-game conversations with non-playing characters have not changed much in the past 30 years, sticking to menu driven models