drama
A Preliminary Poetics
The builder of Façade, an "interactive story world," Michael Mateas offers both a poetics and a neo-Aristotelian project (for interactive drama and games).
Bryan Loyall’s response (excerpt)
Bryan Loyall cites expertly paced penguins in this response to Janet Murray.
Richard Schechner’s response (excerpt)
Richard Schechner remembers the real-life side of interaction.
Chris Crawford’s response (excerpt)
Chris Crawford adduces the algorithms of games against dramatic conventions.