Ivo Swartjes

As a PhD student I am currently racking my brains about the design of interactive storytelling concepts and technology. I am investigating how to create a computer program that can create simple stories. In my spare time I like to engage in improvisational theatre, which inspires my approach: simulate artificial story characters (using AI techniques) that do not follow a predetermined plot. The interactions between these characters result in an event sequence which forms the basis for the text of the story. This text is created using natural language generation techniques. The long-term goal is to allow others to also enter the simulation, interact in a meaningful way, and have a profound impact on the stories that come out.