# Narrative Theory **Entity class:** Scholarly discipline **Aliases:** narratology ## Definition **Narrative theory** studies how stories organize events, causality, perspective, character, time, and meaning. Computational and interactive systems extend this inquiry into models whose narratives change as agents and participants act. ## Relationships - **computational domain:** [[wiki/AI Narrative Systems|AI Narrative Systems]]. - **institutional application:** [[wiki/Force Writers Room|Force Writers Room]] and [[wiki/Scenario Planning|Scenario Planning]]. - **performance relation:** [[wiki/Dramaturgy|Dramaturgy]].