Temporal Connections (A occurred before B), default strategy for most people 

Similarity Connections (A and B are similar) 

Entity Connections (A and B belongs to the same entity)


New York University

Low-Level Connections

High-Level Connections

Supporting Connections


Event Connection Types in Narrative Mapping


B. F. K. Norambuena, T. Mitra and C. North, "Narrative Sensemaking: Strategies for Narrative Maps Construction," 2021 IEEE Visualization Conference (VIS), 2021, pp. 181-185, doi: 10.1109/VIS49827.2021.9623296.

Narrative Sensemaking: Strategies for Narrative Maps Construction

Event Connection Type: Low-Level Connections


Topical Connections (A and B talk about the same topic)

Casual Connections (A causes B)



Event Connection Type: High-Level Connections


Speculative Connections (A and B are connected for reasons inferred by X)

Domain Knowledge Connections (A and B are connected due to X, external knowledge)


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