the storyworld of things
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Twine, a wireless sensor, was inserted into this soft toy and used to send orientation events (face down, lying on back, sat up) to Conducttr so that the toy could tweet and call the “owner”
http://airpi.es/
The AirPi is an automatic air quality & weather monitoring device powered by a Raspberry Pi temperature, humidity, air pressure, light levels, UV levels, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and smoke level
CO affects • character’s mood• tone of tweets & blog posts• game difficulty?
Character responses change based on air quality in Mumbai, IndiaIf air quality is good, she’s happy otherwise she’s grumpy or sad
Social Media, Email, Phone
Sensor network
Audience interaction with a story online on social media and email was used to personalise a virtual reality (VR) experience using Unity engine and Oculus Rift. See “Meet Lucy” – on next slide.
Live VR event in which the simulated environment is personalized based on prior interaction with characters online
PublicData
CorporateData
Personal Data
Conducttr can use real-world data as game mechanics to drive a story or rewards
Interactive Layer IF this happens THEN…
Narrative Layer JOHN is very ANGRY
Content Layer SEND a TEXT message
Experience Layer OMG! I can’t believe that!!
@robpratten
Kernels Key events. “Narrative moments where the course of events is decided” (Seymour Chatman – 1978)
Satellites Minor events. “do not entail any choice, but serve to flesh out the consequences and details of the kernels” (Seymour Chatman – 1978)
World BuildingResponsive/Reactive/Interactive Environment
Narrative (stories from Author)
Narrative (stories from Author)
Personal Stories
Satellites
Kernals
• Accelerometer motion data• Ambient temperature• Detect user input• Control onboard LEDs• Vibrate a buzzer/motor
Tiny microprocessor for embedding in clothes, wristbands, toys etc.
Mobile app talks to metawaredevice and to Conducttr. Conducttr remembers game state, plot points and can communicate to actors as improvisation cues
• Accelerometer can post tweets and Facebook updates,
• Social network activity can vibrate/flash devices• Collective behaviour can publish a video or ping
the device• Temperature change or other emotional
indicators can change colors or publish blog posts