[alicebot-general] Dramatica: A New Theory of Story

[Dirk Scheuring]

Helio Perroni Filho wrote:
 
> While looking for references on Reiss' 16 motives, I
> stumbled on this online book:
> 
> Dramatica: A New Theory of Story
> http://storymind.com/dramatica/dramatica_theory_book/table.html
> 
> I just found it and had no time to give it a read, but
> it seems a thorough reference on building stories, and
> incidentally, fictional characters.

There's a Wikipedia entry [1] which summarizes Dramatica's underlying theory of the Grand Argument Story. I've been using it for nearly 10 years now; it works for me. Once you've analyzed your story, or your character, into a Dramatica storyform, you know it's computable, which is great if you plan to deliver it via an interactive program (e.g., a bot). Contrary to what some people believe, it doesn't do "plot/character/story generation" of any sort - it only aids in analzing, structuring, and refining stories and characters provided by the writer. It's a complex system, though; it took me several years of working in it to get any good.

Dirk

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_argument_story

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