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K Gosha, A Oladele, R Bassy, J Porter - E-Learn: World Conference …, 2014 - learntechlib.org

Using Interactive Storytellers to Broaden Participation in Graduate Computing.

Broadening participation in STEM

Bassy, Gosha, Porter

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The need for increased participation from under-represented minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields has been extensively documented and found to be crucial for the growth and development of the United States. This research aimed to address this problem by using interactive storytellers. Interactive Storytelling (IS) is a form of digital entertainment in which the users created or influenced a dramatic storyline through button-based input. Participants do so by issuing commands to the story's primary …