Constructing a map with a depth-first, breadth-first, or clustering-turned-into-storyline approach.



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Clustering Strategy

Construction Focus

Algorithm Type

Inter-Story Connections


Strategies used 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

Grouping information based on shared characteristics. 

Can be helpful in identifying a storyline


Strategies in Narrative Mapping: Clustering Strategy


Where was constructed first on the narrative map. 

Can be the main story, side stories, or a mixture of both


Strategies in Narrative Mapping: Construction Focus


Strategies in Narrative Mapping: Algorithm Type


People usually do not add inter-story connections. Rather, they prefer to construct single lines of story. 

If a connection is added, it can be either an event-base connection or storyline-base connection. 


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