Collaborative Non-linear Storytelling Around 3D Objects

In informal learning settings, storytelling is a mean towardsacquiring and sharing knowledge. On the Web, user generated contentand digital representations of real-world artifacts contribute to the story’sexpressiveness. 3D objects are a good example of such representations,as they capture and distribute rich and complex information. We presentan approach for the collaborative creation of non-linear stories in nearreal-time, centered around 3D objects. We use a metamodel, which actsas a basis for collaborative story creation. Stories are directly linked to3D objects being attached to camera views and perspectives on a certainobject. We instantiate story viewers from the collaboratively authoredstories and use text and multimedia to annotate and browse the 3D ob-jects. Our conducted evaluation proves the feasibility of the approachand promises good results in applying collaborative storytelling for 3Dobject browsing in order to scaffold informal learning.