Hacker News with Generative AI: Storytelling

People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI, study says otherwise (theconversation.com)
People say they prefer a short story written by a human over one composed by artificial intelligence, yet most still invest the same amount of time and money reading both stories regardless of whether it is labeled as AI-generated.
Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, Storytelling, Research, Consumer Behavior
23 points by PaulHoule 6 days ago | 37 comments
Narrative and the Structure of Art (2023) (medium.com)
We are used to thinking of writing as having a narrative.
Art, Writing, Storytelling, Structure
33 points by bryanrasmussen 37 days ago | 6 comments
Keep Driving's perfectly annoying hitchhikers are a game-design master class (polygon.com)
This road-trip sim is a great storytelling system about a joyfully wasted youth
Video Games, Game Design, Storytelling
4 points by vasco 41 days ago | 0 comments
A luminous, brave, and unputdownable article about blurbs (countercraft.substack.com)
Blurbs. Can’t live with them, can’t live a luminous tour-de-force life of tender-hearted lyricism and soul-nourishing honesty without them.
Writing, Storytelling, Substack, Online Publishing
8 points by benbreen 58 days ago | 2 comments
How to Prepare Your Next RPG Campaign Instantly (rpgtabletops.com)
ANNOUNCING... A SECRET MESSAGE TO ALL GAME MASTERS...
Role-Playing Games, Gaming, Storytelling
5 points by doener 59 days ago | 1 comments
The Door Problem (2014) (lizengland.com)
"So what does a game designer do? Are you an artist? Do you design characters and write the story? Or no, wait, you’re a programmer?"
Game Design, Programming, Storytelling
28 points by bemmu 59 days ago | 5 comments
SCQA: What is it, how does it work, and how can it help me? (analytic-storytelling.com)
SCQA is a framework for structuring information. Using this framework, you can structure your message in a clear, attractive and narrative way. The SCQA framework is used in business, policy and science, among others.
Storytelling, Communication, Frameworks, Business, Policy
7 points by mooreds 61 days ago | 1 comments
Stories I Refuse to Believe (tedunangst.com)
The internet is filled with stories that purport to teach us a valuable lesson or something about how the world works, and they’re really important because they really happened.
Internet Culture, Storytelling, Truth
3 points by akkartik 70 days ago | 0 comments
Stories from the Internet (dbrgn.ch)
A collection of internet folklore.
Internet Culture, Folklore, Storytelling
53 points by ColinWright 80 days ago | 10 comments
Browser Adaptation (bradwoods.io)
Stories are often adapted from their original medium to a different one. An example of this is J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, which began as a trilogy of books before being adapted to films by Peter Jackson. Due to its constant evolution, the web browser has emerged as a new medium for storytelling. This note explores the opportunity the browser offers.
Web Development, Storytelling, Browser Technology
15 points by surprisetalk 83 days ago | 1 comments
A Pixel Parable (olano.dev)
“How would you like to work on video games?”
Video Games, Game Development, Storytelling
160 points by facundo_olano 87 days ago | 19 comments
The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant (nickbostrom.com)
Once upon a time, the planet was tyrannized by a giant dragon.
Fantasy, Storytelling, Dragons
12 points by Levitating 95 days ago | 9 comments
The Christmas story of one tube station's 'Mind the Gap' voice (2019) (theguardian.com)
If you happen to find yourself at Embankment station on the London Underground, pay particular attention to the tannoy: the station’s “Mind the Gap” announcement is pronounced in rich, theatrical tones, a voice you won’t hear elsewhere on the network.
London Underground, Public Transportation, Audio, Storytelling, Culture
34 points by taubek 103 days ago | 4 comments
"Founder Mode" and the Art of Mythmaking (charity.wtf)
I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse.
Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Opinion, Storytelling
30 points by gpi 105 days ago | 1 comments
Founder Mode and the Art of Mythmaking (charity.wtf)
I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse.
Marketing, Storytelling, Startups, Content Creation
6 points by komuW 106 days ago | 0 comments
Eyes Wide Shut: Hidden in plain sight (boydrinksink.com)
Eyes Wide Shut, more than any other movie, gave rise to my interest in cinema as a compelling storytelling medium.
Movies, Filmmaking, Storytelling
128 points by jim-jim-jim 111 days ago | 87 comments
How to Tell Great Stories (julian.com)
Is it possible to turn anyone into a storyteller as good as Neil deGrasse Tyson?
Storytelling, Writing, Communication
13 points by t55 120 days ago | 0 comments
Story Structure 101: Super Basic Shit (fandom.com)
Storytelling comes naturally to humans, but since we live in an unnatural world, we sometimes need a little help doing what we'd naturally do.
Storytelling, Writing, Creative Writing
31 points by yagizdegirmenci 144 days ago | 25 comments
When machine learning tells the wrong story (jackcook.com)
In June 2022, three short weeks after my college graduation, I presented at ISCA, my first serious research conference.
Machine Learning, Research, Artificial Intelligence, Storytelling
305 points by jackcook 144 days ago | 29 comments
When you ask ChatGPT "Tell me a story" it's always is about a girl named Elara (reddit.com)
I’m a high school English teacher. I have two major annoyances when it comes to kids doing work.
AI, Storytelling, ChatGPT, Reddit
58 points by throwaway89201 145 days ago | 67 comments
Space Adventure Laika (philome.la)
You run down the alley. You seem to be having more trouble now avoiding the garbage. You don't feel well. Maybe that fall dazed you.
Space Exploration, Storytelling, Games
5 points by mmcclure 145 days ago | 0 comments
The Therapist in the Machine (thebaffler.com)
Broken Bear has purple and tan fur, a placid smile, and patched up circles on his belly: one, he tells me, covers a scar from a broken heart.
Artificial Intelligence, Mental Health, Storytelling
26 points by Caiero 154 days ago | 38 comments
The Script Creator (aeon.co)
In July 2019, I visited Siang Sawn, a small village in Chin State, western Myanmar.
Myanmar, Travel, Writing, Storytelling
33 points by tintinnabula 163 days ago | 1 comments
Life is not a story (psyche.co)
Narratives are everywhere, and the need to construct and share them is almost inescapable. ‘A man is always a teller of tales,’ wrote Jean-Paul Sartre in his novel Nausea (1938), ‘he lives surrounded by his stories and the stories of others, he sees everything that happens to him through them; and he tries to live his own life as if he were telling a story.’
Philosophy, Storytelling, Psychology
135 points by Tomte 167 days ago | 129 comments
All possible plots by major authors (2020) (the-fence.com)
We praise canonical authors for their boundless imagination. Then why do all their plots feel the same?
Literature, Analysis, Storytelling
181 points by ohjeez 169 days ago | 136 comments
Stay in the Gap (everythingchanges.us)
WHEN THE SAME TOPIC comes up in three sessions in the same day, I take note. In this case, it was Ira Glass’ famous “taste gap” story. If you’re unfamiliar, it’s short and worth a watch. But the gist of it is that when you start some new creative practice, you very quickly confront a gap between your taste and your ability.
Creative Practice, Storytelling, Design
35 points by adrianhoward 179 days ago | 4 comments
Software development for the DMT headspace (smoothbrains.net)
I would hazard a guess that some readers of this blog might already be familiar with the delightful Scott Alexander story, Universal Love, Said The Cactus Person – in which the unnamed protagonist asks a couple of DMT entities to factorise a large integer:
Software Development, Psychedelics, Storytelling
42 points by cube_flipper 188 days ago | 4 comments
The best long con you ever pulled (2015) (reddit.com)
Cool story bro.
Personal Anecdotes, Reddit, Storytelling
12 points by apsec112 189 days ago | 0 comments
Infinite zoom art turned into a game so fun (venturebeat.com)
Sarah’s Scribbles and An Infinite Story have teamed up to create a “hidden art game” that is a new kind of interactive storytelling game.
Games, Art, Storytelling, Interactive
32 points by stankylegz 196 days ago | 10 comments
Why are stories so powerful? Insights from the psychology of memory (2017) (archive.org)
After the amazing response my last post received, I couldn’t help but think about why this idea, the idea that academic writers can learn something from fiction writers, resonated so strongly with so many people.
Psychology, Memory, Writing, Storytelling, Academic Writing
7 points by yamrzou 201 days ago | 0 comments