Narrative consistency across replays of pro-social interactive digital narratives

Abstract

Studies showing the influence of pro-social interactive digital narratives on their participants’ appreciation of the modelled situations are subject to having the participants perceiving their interaction as meaningful and being able to clearly understand the consequences of their actions. This paper suggests the supplementary use of the Narrative Consistency criterion to assess the participants’ understanding of the modelled social context by measuring how the interactive narrative’s outcomes meet their expectations across replays.