RST-based methodology to enrich the design of digital storytelling

We present our results on the definition and validation of a methodology based on the Rhetorical Structure Theory to support authors of digital storytelling in the identification of contents from external repositories and their automatic mapping on different narrative structures. The methodology leverages on semantic models and technologies such as ontologies, clustering and text analysis, and supports the development of a smart environment for creation of stories starting from a set of pictures. We have validated our results in the context of the FIBAC project and for a specific narrative structure, i.e. The Dramatic Arc, for the creation of an educational storytelling related to the Second World War event.