become a character in a soap - and win a case of wine!

[hmbarber]

Hi

I am currrently researching for a PhD in interactive narrative. An interactive narrative enables you to become a character within a world, act freely and have an original and dramatically interesting narrative created uniquely for you. More about this can be found at http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~hmbarber.

I have created an interactive soap experience and would really appreciate if people could use it, and answer the questionnaire whenever you choose to leave. You are able to freely choose your own actions and the story will be created uniquely for you. Everyone who experiences the system for at least 5 minutes and then completes the questionnaire will be entered into a draw to win a case of wine.

The system is currently text-based, and requires patience (up to a minute) while it thinks. Please note that other characters will not act and the narrative will not progress unless you "let other characters act". To participate in this experience please go to: http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/gadin.

If you have any problems or questions please post them here. I hope you enjoy the experience!

Thank you very much for your time,

Heather