Narrative Map Property: Graph Structure


People prefer vertical layout over horizontal story layout. 

People prefer to put the main story at the beginning of a storyline. 


Narrative Map Property: Layout, Main Story Placement


Open-ended task maps tend to lead to a result of multiple open endings and sources, while direct task maps tend to have fewer. 



Narrative Map Property: Sources and Sink Nodes


Connection between different elements on a narrative map. 


Narrative Map Property: Connectivity


Not commonly used in constructing narrative maps by people, either due to low demand or high difficulty to find. 


Narrative Map Property: Transitivity


Graph Structure

Layout, Main Story Placement

Sources and Sink Nodes

Connectivity

Transitivity



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Coding narratives that come from data with information about their ordering and textural representation of its content. 

Helpful to understand the overall scheme of information and identify misinformation


Narrative Map

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

Low-Level Connections

High-Level Connections

Supporting Connections


Event Connection Types in Narrative Mapping


Clustering Strategy

Construction Focus

Algorithm Type

Inter-Story Connections


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