Towards interactive narrative medicine

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2013:184:59-65.

Abstract

Interactive Storytelling technologies have attracted significant interest in the field of simulation and serious gaming for their potential to provide a principled approach to improve user engagement in training scenarios. In this paper, we explore the use of Interactive Storytelling to support Narrative Medicine as a reflective practice. We describe a workflow for the generation of virtual narratives from high-level descriptions of patients' experiences as perceived by physicians, which can help to objectivize such perceptions and support various forms of analysis.

MeSH terms

  • Artificial Intelligence*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Information Storage and Retrieval
  • Medical History Taking / methods*
  • Narration*
  • Software Design
  • User-Computer Interface*
  • Video Games*