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Introduction

Welcome to the Story Portal documentation! This comprehensive guide will help you create interactive, branching narratives using our intuitive web platform.

What is the Story Portal?​

The Story Portal is a web-based authoring tool that enables you to create interactive narratives with branching storylines, dynamic content, and multiple types of unique, cutting-edge user interactions. Stories created in the portal can be then exported as an interactive scriot, or connected to our plugins for various platforms, including Unreal Engine to produce and develop the content.

This tool is tailor-made to create stories in the Living Story format, but you can also use it to write and plan your Interactive Experiences, Museum exhibitions, narrtive video games or interactive films.

Key Features​

  • Visual Open Canvas Story Editor: Infinite canvas for designing narrative structures
  • Scene-Based Architecture: Organize your narrative into manageable scenes and sequences
  • Multiple Unique Interaction Types: Plan interaction moments with multiple inputs like simple polls, text, audio, and screen gestures
  • Conditional Logic: Create dynamic content that adapts based on user input, keeping track of variables created as the story progresses
  • Team Collaboration: Work with team members with permission-based access
  • Interactive Preview: Test your story before deployment by sharing an interactive script format with your team
  • Export Capabilities: Integration with Unreal Engine and other platforms via API & plugins for production

Who Should Use This?​

  • Pioneer Creators: Experiment and create in a new medium and format (Living Stories)
  • Narrative Designers: Create branching stories and interactive experiences
  • Game Developers: Design narrative systems for story-first games
  • Interactive Media Creators: Build choose-your-own-adventure style content
  • Experience Designers: Prototype interactive installations and exhibits
  • Writers: Explore non-linear storytelling techniques

Getting Started​

Ready to create your first interactive story? Head over to the Getting Started Guide to begin your journey.

Need Help?​