A story generation system based on Propp combined with a conceptual dictionary

Abstract

Propp's folktale theory has been a theoretical foundation for narrative or story generation system design, and we have also proposed some kinds of systems introduced such narratological idea. In this paper, we propose the design and implementation of a system using a story grammar based on the detailed analysis of Propp theory and combined with a conceptual dictionary used commonly in the integrated narrative generation system that we have been developed.

Macro structure and basic methods in the integrated narrative generation system by introducing narratological knowledge

“…For example, Fig. 7 shows a part of a tree structure constructed by story grammar applied Propp's morphology of the folktale ( [2], [27]) which is a classical and representative structural literary theory [18]. Such kind of rules contributes to form complex hierarchical story structures.…”

“…In the former, "SL SW" and "SW SL" execute the transformation between "Story Line" (a sequence of events) and "Story World" (a set of states) [26]. "PROPP" is a module using the story grammar defined based on Propp's literary theory [27]. "CM" is a module that actualizes the effect of defamiliarization applying rhetorical techniques acquired by the analysis of TV commercial films [31].…”

“…Although the above tentative system lacks a uniform method for treating this kind of knowledge and the procedure, we aim at the development of a mechanism in which a variety of narrative techniques are absorbed in a simple function for structural synthesis using the method that Ogata et al [3] proposed. 4) Macro structure knowledge base and the procedural module are already introduced into the above system as "PROPP" [27]. However, because the mechanism generates a sequence of events without the tree structure, structural operation function will be added with reference to the mechanism of 3) in the revised version.…”

Story Generation System Based on Propp Theory as a Mechanism in Narrative Generation System

“…On the other hand, the application range of narrative generation system has been expanding to art and entertainment, education, computer game and interactive storytelling, creativity support, and so on. This paper proposes a renewal of our Propp based story generation system [5]. The system composes of story grammar, knowledge bases, conceptual dictionary for verb and noun concepts, and other procedures.…”