Patent ID: 6544040
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A method of storytelling in an interactive system, comprising:presenting a narrative comprising a series of events and including a number of characters, the series of events presented in a predefined order with respect to one another; providing an indication-to a user of an availability of information regarding at least one mental impression of at least a first one of the number of characters at predetermined points during the presentation of the narrative; interrupting the presentation of the narrative in at least one point, in response to at least one user input; and presenting the information regarding the at least one mental impression of the first one of the number of characters during the interruption of the presentation of the narrative, wherein the presented information is based at least in part on an identity of the first one of the characters and on the point of the interruption of the presentation of the narrative; continuing the presenting of the narrative after presenting the information regarding the at least one mental impression of the first one of the characters during the interruption of the presentation of the narrative.