Method and system for automatic computation creativity and specifically for story generation

Abstract

A computer-implemented method (and system) of automatically generating a story, includes selecting a theme of the story, examining elements of the theme and instantiating the theme, and using the theme to select and control other aspects of the story.

1 . A computer-implemented method of automatically generating a story, comprising:
 selecting a theme of said story;   examining elements of said theme and instantiating said theme;   using said theme to select and control other aspects of the story generation, including a plot of said story which employs knowledge-generated characteristics, relationships, and events.   
   
   
       2 . The computer-implemented method according to  claim 1 , further comprising inputting said elements of said theme into a stage, said stage being a collection of elements of said story and their interrelationships. 
   
   
       3 . The computer-implemented method according to  claim 1 , further comprising inputting said elements into a simulation engine to play out a series of events over time, thereby to generate a plot, said plot including characters, their characteristics, and their respective interactions, and a history of events and their temporal relationships, said simulation engine including a predetermined randomness such that random elements from said databases are selected. 
   
   
       4 . The computer-implemented method according to  claim 1 , further comprising inputting said elements into a simulation engine to play out a series of events over time. 
   
   
       5 . The computer-implemented method according to  claim 1 , further comprising generating a plot. 
   
   
       6 . The computer-implemented method according to  claim 5 , wherein said plot comprises characters, their characteristics, and their respective interactions, and a history of events and their temporal relationships. 
   
   
       7 . The computer-implemented method according to  claim 5 , wherein said simulation engine comprises a predetermined randomness such that random elements from said databases are selected. 
   
   
       8 . The computer-implemented method according to  claim 5 , wherein said plot comprises at least one of characters, their characteristics, and their respective interactions, and a history of events and their temporal relationships. 
   
   
       9 . The method according to  claim 1  further comprising:
 developing a scenario, including a plurality of activities, based on said plot generated, such that details of said activities are developed and bridged.   
   
   
       10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein said scenarios are in a formal, logic based language independent of a spoken language, said method further comprising:
 inputting said scenarios into a natural language generator such that said scenarios are converted from said logic-based language to a natural language, said natural language being a spoken language understandable by a human reader, said conversion from said logic-based language to said natural language influencing at least one of story grammars, literary constraints, words, phrases, and sentence structure used in said scenario.   
   
   
       11 . A signal-bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform a method of story generation, said method comprising:
 selecting a theme of said story;   examining elements of said theme and instantiating said theme;   using said theme to select and control other aspects of the story generation, including a plot of said story which employs knowledge-generated characteristics, relationships, and events.   
   
   
       12 . A computer-implemented method of automatically generating a story, comprising:
 inputting elements of a story into a simulation engine to play out a series of events over time, thereby to generate a plot, said plot including at least one of characters, their characteristics, and their respective interactions, and a history of events and their temporal relationships.