Abstract
We discuss the ongoing development of MicroTales, a collection of elements that can be combined to generate interactive narrative environments of varying size and complexity. MicroTales aims to fill a gap among existing AI benchmarks by featuring active non-player characters, a wide variety of actions, and the possibility to soft-lock the problem. Its purpose is to provide a clearly defined environment to compare different experience management algorithms without enforcing any one definition of what makes a good story. We present design goals and a sketch of an initial design, and invite community feedback to help make our benchmark reusable by other narrative intelligence researchers.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | CEUR Workshop Proceedings |
| Volume | 4090 |
| State | Published - 2025 |
| Event | 2025 Joint AIIDE Workshops on Experimental AI in Games and Intelligent Narrative Technologies, EXAG-INT 2025 - Alberta, Canada Duration: Nov 10 2025 → Nov 11 2025 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2145153 and the U.S. Army Research Office under Grant No. W911NF-24-1-0195. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the Army Research Office.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Science Foundation Arctic Social Science Program | 2145153 |
| Army Research Office | W911NF-24-1-0195 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Computer Science
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