The document discusses using sensors and real-world data to power interactive narratives. It describes a soft toy that could tweet based on its orientation as detected by a sensor. It also describes an air quality monitoring device that could influence a character's mood and responses based on real air quality data from Mumbai. The document discusses using audience interaction on social media and email to personalize a virtual reality experience. It outlines how a storytelling platform called Conducttr can use real data as game mechanics or rewards to drive an interactive narrative with choice points that influence the story.

1. Robert Pratten
The Storyworld of Things
@robpratten

3. Twine, a wireless sensor, was inserted into this soft toy and used to send orientation events (face down, lying on back, sat up) to Conducttrso that the toy could tweet and call the “owner”

4. http://airpi.es/
The AirPiis 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

5. CO affects
•character’s mood
•tone of tweets & blog posts
•game difficulty?
Character responses change based on air quality in Mumbai, India
If air quality is good, she’s happy otherwise she’s grumpy or sad

6. 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.

7. Live VR event in which the simulated environment is personalized based on prior interaction with characters online

9. Real location
Extra-story
Guided adventure
Self-exploration
Real history
Online

11. Public
Data
Corporate
Data
Personal
Data
Conducttrcan use real-world data as game mechanics to drive a story or rewards

12. Real location
Dynamic World
Narrative
Real history

13. Story
Participation

14. Story
Participation

15. 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

16. Kernels Key events. “Narrative moments where the course of events is decided” (Seymour Chatman –1978)
SatellitesMinor events. “do not entail any choice, but serve to flesh out the consequences and details of the kernels” (Seymour Chatman –1978)

17. World Building
Responsive/Reactive/Interactive Environment
Narrative (stories from Author)
Narrative (stories from Author)
Personal Stories
Satellites
Kernals

19. •Accelerometer motion data
•Ambient temperature
•Detect user input
•Control onboardLEDs
•Vibrate a buzzer/motor
Tiny microprocessor for embedding in clothes, wristbands, toys etc.

20. Mobile app talks to metawaredevice and to Conducttr.
Conducttr remembers game state, plot points and can communicate to actors as improvisation cues

21. •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 colorsor publish blog posts