The first joint conference of the two previous European conference series TIDSE (“Technologies for Interactive Digital Storytelling”) and ICVS (“Virtual Storytelling – Using Virtual Reality Technologies for Storytelling”), merging as icids.org.

Thanks to all participants who made this conference a great event!

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To obtain a copy of the Conference Proceedings, try --> INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING, ISBN: 978-3-540-89424-7

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KEYNOTES - INVITED SPEAKERS:

Andrew Stern: Embracing the Combinatorial Explosion: A Brief Prescription for Interactive Story R&D
Marie-Laure Ryan: Narratology and Interactive Storytelling: What Can They Do for Each Other?

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS:

19 peer-reviewed full papers, 5 short papers, and 13 posters/demonstrations, selected by an international committee of experts (acceptance rate 0.3)

PANELS:

Mind the Gap - Interactive Storytelling Research and Industrial Application
Little Red Riding Hood Panel - The Authoring Process in Interactive Storytelling

WORKSHOPS:

Impro Theatre and Pen & Paper Role-Playing: Learning principles of non-digital interactive storytelling forms
The Authoring Process in Interactive Storytelling: The state of the art in creation with generative algorithms