first person
Cyberdrama
May 1, 2004
Pat Harrigan
Pat Harrigan and Noah Wardrip-Fruin introduce Cyberdrama, the first section of First Person.
From Game-Story to Cyberdrama
May 1, 2004
Janet Murray
Moving from the holodeck to the game board, Janet Murray explains why we make dramas of digital simulations.
A Preliminary Poetics
May 1, 2004
Michael Mateas
The builder of Façade, an "interactive story world," Michael Mateas offers both a poetics and a neo-Aristotelian project (for interactive drama and games).
Will Wright’s response (excerpt)
May 1, 2004
Will Wright
The man behind The Sims, Will Wright, places narrative controls back in the hands of gamers.
Bryan Loyall’s response (excerpt)
May 1, 2004
Bryan Loyall
Bryan Loyall cites expertly paced penguins in this response to Janet Murray.