I can.
Or at least I did this afternoon as I trolled through the Dramatica website. A smile crossed my face as I stumbled across the same extensive Dramatica AOL log transcripts that I had read over 10 years ago. Of course, back then there was only America On-Line and Netscape and Windows 3.1. [...]
Entries Tagged with 'story limit'
Do you remember your first hit?
November 22nd, 2006 · No Comments
Filed under: Story Theory
a dramatica look at “Nacho Libre”
June 23rd, 2006 · No Comments
Have you ever been watching a film that just makes you go, “When will this ever end?!” There’s a way to fix that.
Filed under: Analysis
explaining the Dramatica quad
March 31st, 2006 · No Comments
There are some very interesting relationships in Dramatica that aren’t covered in the manual or in the software itself.
Filed under: Story Theory
Keeping Your Story Limit Consistent
November 1st, 2005 · 2 Comments
One of the interesting things about Dramatica is how certain aspects of it can show up in daily life.
For instance, have you ever played the game Boggle? It’s a word game where, in a set amount of time, you’re supposed to connect the letters to form as many words as you can. The hourglass flips over and you start writing as fast as you can. This game is based on a Timelock.
Filed under: Story Structure
Dramatica Simplified
July 19th, 2005 · 5 Comments
Dramatica can seem a bit overwhelming when you first start out. I remember flipping through the dictionary at the back of the theory book and thinking, “This is insane!”
But after eight years of working with it, I’ve got the model pretty much memorized (at least down to the Variation level) and have a pretty good [...]
Filed under: Story Structure