Hi @jhull , just wondering if you can talk about the model used in Narrova for signposts/progressions/events. It seems to differ from Subxt. Thanks!
It certainly does – and will end up differing even more from itself!
If the original Dramatica application captured the justification process w/ 60% accuracy, and Subtxt increased that to about 80% accuracy - the new Subtxt/Dramatica platform (of which Narrova is a large part) lies at around 85% now.
I say now because, based on some of the documents I just received from Chris and Melanie, that’s going to get even MORE accurate. 
They’re going back through, re-visiting old material, and clarifying concepts–theory first–that we can then take into practical applications like Narrova (and others that we have planned).
As a Dramatica-fan for over 30 years, these new clarifications make SO MUCH MORE SENSE and I’m excited to see what it means in terms of the final progression of Storybeats (Signposts, Progressions, Events).
One thing for sure, there will be far more nuance with this new approach i.e., Storyforms will come across more distinct from one another and won’t seem to repeat some of the same patterns over and over.
2 Likes
Exciting! I think I would tend to be a little skeptical how much they could improve … but I remember being skeptical when the Subtxt changes first came about, and those turned out awesome. So now I’m super interested to see what comes of this.
For anyone else who is worried, one thing I found is that when the Signposts/Progressions change, it doesn’t necessarily mean the old ones were completely wrong, it just means that you take a different, slightly more accurate “slant” on everything. You’ll find that this way of looking at things tends to more aligned with the particular throughline, and more “subtextual” whereas the previous model was more “on the nose”/overt. At least that’s been my experience going between Dramatica Signposts & PSR to Subtxt Transits & Progressions.
2 Likes
I’m wondering if Chris and Melanie will publish a new updated version of the theory. Having AI is one thing (and a great thing with Narrova; you worked hard to make sure of that), and it’s a different thing to have a place where you always find the same text with an accurate description of concepts and vocabulary. I find it useful to have both.
There’s been talk about updating the original theory book! And yes, terminology definitions, etc. are definitely on the roadmap for the platform.
Narrova was important to do first, as it’s the future of applications (where AI speaks with AI), and to showcase the future-forward thinking of our mission.
Old-fashioned looking it up yourself technology is on the way!