An introduction to narrative generators : how computers create works of fiction /
Rafael Pérez y Pérez and Mike Sharples.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 207 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The power to narrate -- Narrative templates -- Narrative generation from the character's perspective : problem-solving -- A methodology for designing a narrative generator based on problem-solving -- Generating a narrative step by step -- Narrative generation from the author's perspective : planning -- Representing the author's experience in planning -- Weaving texts with patterns : the power of repetition -- Inspired by the brain : a single neuron -- Inspired by the brain: deep neural networks.
Combining an introduction to relevant concepts related to automatic storytelling with accessible descriptions of well-known computer programs that illustrate how such concepts are employed, the book is aimed at an interdisciplinary audience and assumes little or no background in computer science.