interactive 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.
Brenda Laurel responds (excerpt)
The importance of consequences plots Brenda Laurel's response to Michael Mateas.
Michael Mateas responds in turn
Narrativists vs. ludologists, material vs. formal constraints: Michael Mateas replies by identifying actors' roles in each division.