@craigtimpany writes: You’ve covered Versu’s architecture, but I’m curious what that was like to write for… In particular I’ve been wondering how very non linear tools affect a writer’s flow. For those just joining, Craig is asking about Versu, a system focused on agent-driven narrative. Versu and the games made with it are no longer available, but there’s information … Continue reading “Mailbag: Writing for Versu”
In addition to Blood & Laurels, in the late days of Versu we built — and came very close to releasing — a Versu remake of Galatea. The idea was that it was a piece that some people were familiar with, but which could be more accessible in this form; and releasing it this way would tell … Continue reading “The Versu Galatea”
Hartmut Koenitz submitted a talk for ICIDS that was essentially a manifesto about what needs to happen next in interactive digital narrative, and accompanied this with a workshop on the future of interactive storytelling. The points of the manifesto are as follow: We need a new theory of narrative for interactive digital narrative in order … Continue reading “ICIDS: The future of interactive storytelling, plus some Versu thoughts”
Originally posted on Versu:
Until February of this year, the Versu project had its home at Linden Lab, exploring the possibilities of interactive storytelling with advanced character AI by Richard Evans (Sims 3, Black and White) and dialogue modeling by Emily Short (Galatea, Alabaster), as well as work by authors Jake Forbes (Return to Labyrinth)…
So for those who were curious, Linden has now given me a definite no about selling me the codebase and IP. (The earlier part of this story is here.)
Rome.
Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling 