周倩如、李峻德

Chien-Ju Chou & Jiun-De Lee

互動說書 ； 角色原型 ； 英雄旅程 ； 脈絡探索 ； 溝通行動理論

interactive storytelling ； character archetypes ； hero's journey ； contextual inquiry ； communicative action theory

本研究以互動說書觀點探索神話式線上角色扮演游戲《天堂》之故事情節、角色與互動行爲，以Campbell英雄旅程、Propp角色功能論與Habermas溝通行動論之彙整架構，進行脈絡式探索。研究發現：(1)英雄特質並不僅限於某類型化身角色；(2)幫助者為某項能力強大之角色；(3)並無傳統故事原型中的「拒絕」情節；(4)「啓蒙階段」情節與故事原型差異大；(5)角色屬性與任務類型應高度相符以提昇互動經驗；(6)工具性、策略性與溝通性行動是最常出現之互動行為。

Based on the observation of an online interactive storytelling environment (Lineage), this study mainly explored the design issues with regard to story plots, character types, and the interactions between them. A contextual inquiry was conducted to collect qualitative data drawing on theories related to Campbell's "Hero's Journey", Propp's "Character Types", and Habermas's "Communicative Action Theory". The study showed: (1) all types of game characters possessed the hero attribute; (2) helpers usually have certain type of high ability; (3) there is no "refusal" plot; (4) "initiation" stage differs significantly from the original story archetype; (5) the assigned tasks should highly match with the character's attributes to enhance the player's experience; (6) the actions that happened most frequently are: instrumental action, strategic action, and communicative action.