“The mutable cursor: using the cursor as a descriptive and directive device in digital interactive stories” by Tallyn, Chalmers and Pitkethly
Conference:
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Interest Area:
- Interaction
Title:
- The mutable cursor: using the cursor as a descriptive and directive device in digital interactive stories
Session/Category Title: Interaction and Navigation
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Abstract:
The cursor as a mutable window through which a story environment is depicted. The mutable cursor acts as a mediator between the player and the environment, illustrating the point of view of a story character.
References:
1. Sony Computer Entertainment Announces the Design of the Next Generation PlayStation System, 2 March 1999.
2. Platt, C. (1995). Interactive entertainment: Who writes it? Who reads it? Who needs it? www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.09/ interactive_pr.html
3.Tallyn E., Meech J. Developing the first person point of view: using characters as a sensory lens. Proceedings of SIGGRAPH 98.
