The Motivational Appeal of Interactive Storytelling: Towards a Dimensional Model of the User Experience

Authors:
Christian Roth;Peter Vorderer;Christoph Klimmt
Affiliations:
Center for Advanced Media Research Amsterdam (CAMeRA), VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1081 HV;Center for Advanced Media Research Amsterdam (CAMeRA), VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1081 HV;Department of Communication, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany 55099
Venue:
ICIDS '09 Proceedings of the 2nd Joint International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling: Interactive Storytelling
Year:
2009

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Abstract

A conceptual account to the quality of the user experience that interactive storytelling intends to facilitate is introduced. Building on socialscientific research from `old' entertainment media, the experiential qualities of curiosity, suspense, aesthetic pleasantness, self-enhancement, and optimal task engagement ("flow") are proposed as key elements of a theory of user experience in interactive storytelling. Perspectives for the evolution of the model, research and application are briefly discussed.