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The canonical processes of a dramatized approach to information presentation

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This paper describes the application “Carletto the spider” in terms of the mapping with the canonical processes of media production. “Carletto the spider” is a character-based guide to a historical site and implements the Dramatour approach for the design of drama-based interactive presentations. Dramatization makes presentations more engaging, thus improving the reception of the content by the user. The major technical issue of the approach is the segmentation of the presentation into audiovisual units that are edited on-the-fly in a way that guarantees dramatic continuity while adapting to the user response. We describe the workflow of the application and its mapping to the canonical processes of media production, envisaging possible standardizations for the application portability.

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  1. CIRMA, Università di Torino, c.so Svizzera 185, 10149, Torino, Italy

    Vincenzo Lombardo, Rossana Damiano & Cristina Gena

  2. VRMMP, c.so Lombardia 194, 10149, Torino, Italy

    Vincenzo Lombardo & Fabrizio Nunnari

  3. CIRMA, Università di Torino, via S. Ottavio 20, 10123, Torino, Italy

    Antonio Pizzo

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Lombardo, V., Nunnari, F., Damiano, R. et al. The canonical processes of a dramatized approach to information presentation. Multimedia Systems 14, 385–393 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00530-008-0137-x

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