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| Explore the evolving landscape of interactive fiction and delve into rethinking choose-your-own-adventure narratives and the innovative role AI can play. AI's ability to track and adjust to reader choices could revolutionize this genre again, offering a fresh perspective on the dynamic relationship between authors, readers, and stories. |
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The roots of interactive fiction trace well back to the mid-20th century when the first choose-your-own-adventure books and role-playing tabletop games burst onto the scene. Who doesn't remember "If you want to open the door, turn to page 53. If you want to run away, turn to page 57."?
Okay, fine, anyone younger than me likely has no clue what I'm talking about.
Think about it like an open video game. Your path isn't defined by a linear storyline. The world is yours to explore. Choose-your-own-adventure is kind of like that, only limited to two choices at a time. Admittedly, this is less cool than the new Zelda installment.
However, those of us on WdC are familiar with the concept of digital interactive fiction. We have an entire section of the site dedicated to it, and you can easily make your own, where other writers contribute their own content. The type of interactive fiction I'm talking about is one written for the reader, and that reader's contribution is to choose what part to read next.
Unlike the two-choice method of past print, the mechanism can become much more complex. There's a new interest in how AI can track and transform reader choices and adjust the story accordingly. AI could vastly expand the narrative options, potentially down to even the amount of time a reader spends on certain sections of material or how long they take to make a decision.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about AI writing the story here. Instead, I'm talking about humans combining the elements of video games and literature to create innovative and immersive storytelling. Yes, this has been done before in several formats; back in the 80s and '90s, it was called hypertext fiction, and while it looks pretty archaic now, it demonstrated how an author could embrace new tools to fundamentally change the relationship between an author and a reader.
With the ability of AI to control massive networks of storylines, manage graphics and sound, and handle augmented and virtual reality, all while balancing openness with structure, choose-your-own-adventure may once again become an intriguing digital genre.
So, you tell me: Is there potential for a new cutting-edge intersection of literature and technology for the traditional fiction reader? |
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