What’s “Ability” have to do with story structure? If you look in Dramatica’s “Periodic Table of Story Elements” chart (you can download a free PDF of the chart at http://storymind.com/free-downloads/ddomain.pdf ) you’ll find the “ability” in one of the little squares. Look in the “Physics” class in the upper left-hand corner. You’ll find it in […]
Watson and Dramatica: Building an Artificial Mind By Melanie Anne Phillips Some twenty years ago, upon realizing that the structure of stories was actually a model of the mind itself, Chris and I began to wonder if that model could serve as a blueprint and instructions for creating a truly artificial mind. Today, with the debut of […]
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STORIES about fixed attitudes have an Objective Story Domain of Mind: Amadeus: The play is a memory play. It is fixed in Salieri’s mind. This is his recollection, his argument, his justification. However, within the objective story, the characters are fixed in their attitudes. The Court is fixed in its ways, the Emperor is fixed […]
The following excerpt is taken from The Dramatica Class Transcripts Dramatica on World Wide Web Overview of Dramatica Theory Different Views of Story — 4 Throughlines Plot, Signposts, Storypoints Story Engine – How the Software Works Differences Between Lite and Pro. Dramatica : Evening, SPS! SPSman : Howdy Dramatica : Got some questions about the […]
The following excerpt is taken from The Dramatica Class Transcripts Domains Obstacle Character Story Engine Do-ers and Be-ers Problems Having More Than One Main Character. Mental Relativity Tenders500 : Hiya Dram! lookin’ forward ta meetin’ ya! Dramatica : Okay! Well, any ol’ questions on the theory or software tonight? Byron123 : ? Dramatica : You […]
The following excerpt is taken from The Dramatica Class Transcripts 3 Act Versus 4 Act Structure The Story Mind: Objective and Subjective Main Character Review: Change/Steadfast and Start/Stop Main Character: Do-er or Be-er? Mental Sex: Male or Female? Using Dramatica Dramatica : I’ll start tonight with a brief review of last week’s class. First of […]
The following excerpt is taken from The Dramatica Class Transcripts Dramatica: Okay, we move on to Mental Sex… This question is not about the gender of the main Character. And, it is not about their sexual preferences, AND, it is not about masculine or feminine. It is about problem solving techniques,linear, or holistic. More often […]
The following class was hosted by Melanie Anne Phillips, co-creator (along with Chris Huntley) of the Dramatica Theory of story. Dramatica on World Wide Web Overview of Dramatica Theory Different Views of Story — 4 Throughlines Plot, Signposts, Storypoints Story Engine – How the Software Works Differences Between Lite and Pro. Dramatica : Evening, SPS! […]