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


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



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. 


Strategies in Narrative Mapping: Inter-Story Connections


Clustering Strategy

Construction Focus

Algorithm Type

Inter-Story Connections


New York University

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


Strategies used in Narrative Mapping


Graph Structure

Layout, Main Story Placement

Sources and Sink Nodes

Connectivity

Transitivity



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