A Good Story Is One in a Million: Solution Density in Narrative Generation Problems

Authors

  • Cory Siler University of Kentucky Lexington
  • Stephen G. Ware University of Kentucky Lexington

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1609/aiide.v16i1.7420

Abstract

Narrative generation systems can be classified on a spectrum from strong autonomy to strong story. Systems on the strong autonomy side treat characters as fully independent agents but may struggle to meet the author’s requirements, while those on the strong story side direct character behaviors centrally but may struggle to create the illusion of character believability. In this paper, we use benchmark story generation problems as a framework to compare the spaces of stories that could be generated by prototypical strong story and strong autonomy systems. Comparing the relative solution densities of these spaces helps us quantify how common certain desirable narrative properties are. This can be informative for system designers when deciding, for instance, whether to strictly enforce all desired properties or to generate and filter from a broader class of solutions.

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Published

2020-10-01

How to Cite

Siler, C., & Ware, S. (2020). A Good Story Is One in a Million: Solution Density in Narrative Generation Problems. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment, 16(1), 123-129. https://doi.org/10.1609/aiide.v16i1.7420