Josephine Anstey
ABSTRACT
In this paper, we describe a CAVE VR application, The Thing Growing, which is designed to engage the user in an emotional relationship with a computer-controlled character in the context of a fictional narrative. We discuss the process of building an interactor-centered virtual drama and assess The Thing Growing.
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Index Terms
- Scripting the interactor: an approach to VR drama
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