Storytelling: A computational approach for convergent thinking

Abstract

Convergent thinking is an important skill in early design process to deal with the complexity and dynamic nature of design. In this research, by exploring the storytelling mechanism as one way to develop an idea generation representation called DIM (Dynamic Idea Map), we investigate characteristics of convergent process during the brainstorming experiments we conducted. A computational platform called Idea Story (Idea as Storytelling) is proposed which produces a narrative and helps generate a meaningful representation. ©2010, Association for Research in Computer-Aided Architectural Research in Asia (CAADRIA).