Unit 3 explores the emotional structure of human-AI mobile storytelling — how AI-driven narratives create emotional connection, keep audiences engaged, and foster attachment. Using affective computing, flow theory, transportation theory, and narrative psychology, students study how mobile storytelling environments develop emotional experiences.
Apply transportation theory and flow theory to emotional engagement in AI mobile storytelling
Identify narrative, technical, and interaction design variables that modulate emotional immersion
Analyze psychological mechanisms of narrative attachment and their design implications
Apply the 3D framework to evaluate emotional experience data
Design narrative experiences generating authentic emotional engagement with ethical responsibility
Green, M. C., & Brock, T. C. (2000). The role of transportation in the persuasiveness of public narratives. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79(5), 701–721.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2008). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience. Harper Perennial. (Chapters 1–2)
Mar, R. A., & Oatley, K. (2008). The function of fiction. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 3(3), 173–192.
Picard, R. W. (2000). Affective computing. MIT Press. (Chapters 1–3)
Lombard, M., & Ditton, T. (1997). At the heart of it all: The concept of presence. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 3(2).
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600–800 word reflection: CICI documentation from Activity 3.3, 3D analysis of emotional arc visualization, ethical responsibilities of immersive AI design, and 3M framework for measuring emotional engagement quality.