INDCOR White Paper 2: Interactive Narrative Design for Representing Complexity

TL;DR

This white paper provides an overview of Interactive Digital Narratives (IDNs) focusing on their design practices for representing complexity, including workflows, tools, and best practices, serving as a guide for current and future research.

Contribution

It offers a comprehensive overview of IDN design methods, tools, and complexity representation, establishing a foundational map for the field.

Findings

IDNs can effectively represent complex systems and ideas.

Best practices and workflows enhance IDN design for complexity.

The paper identifies key tools and methodologies for IDN development.

Abstract

This white paper was written by the members of the Work Group focusing on design practices of the COST Action 18230 - Interactive Narrative Design for Complexity Representation (INDCOR, WG1). It presents an overview of Interactive Digital Narratives (IDNs) design for complexity representations through IDN workflows and methodologies, IDN authoring tools and applications. It provides definitions of the central elements of the IDN alongside its best practices, designs and methods. Finally, it describes complexity as a feature of IDN, with related examples. In summary, this white paper serves as an orienting map for the field of IDN design, understanding where we are in the contemporary panorama while charting the grounds of their promising futures.