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Shattered Sky: An Exploration in Rising Drama

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Shattered Sky is a dialogue-based RPG that focuses on utilizing a goal-based NPC architecture and a drama management algorithm to dynamically create an interactive story and role-playing experience. In Shattered Sky the sequence of events is unscripted and determined programmatically. Through a design process that included face-to-face role play testing, we developed a ten to fifteen minute single-player game that occurs during a political summit. We developed a detailed back story and defined and characterized how each of the five NPC’s in the game will behave. Shattered Sky features six models that were created using a combination of Maya, Photoshop, and ZBrush. We also developed an innovative testing system that could evaluate how fun the narrative was, and iteratively refine the game.

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  • E-project-042612-124530
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  • 2012
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  • 2012-04-26
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