Employing emotions to drive plot generation in a computer-based storyteller

Cognitive Systems Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-109

  Pérez y Pérez, Rafael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE PROCESOS Y TECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

ACAS Constant; Creativity; Emotions; Engagement; MEXICA; Plot generation; Reflection; Storyteller

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING; TECHNICAL WRITING;

COMPUTER GENERATED STORY; COMPUTER-BASED STORY TELLER; CREATIVE WRITING; PLOT GENERATION;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; CHARACTER; COGNITION; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CREATIVITY; EMOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORYTELLING; WRITING;

EID: 34247160555     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13890417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsys.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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