Hosale, Mark-DavidMarchessault, JanineAllison, Robert2015-01-262015-01-262014-05-282015-01-26http://hdl.handle.net/10315/28186This thesis is an interdisciplinary study of authoring tools for creating spatial narrative structures– exposing the relationship between artists, the tools they use, and the experiences they create. It is a research-creation enterprise resulting in the creation of a new authoring tool. A prototype collaborative tool for authoring spatial narratives used at the Land|Slide: Possible Futures public art exhibit in Markham, Ontario 2013 is described. Using narrative analysis of biographical information a cultural context for authoring and experiencing spatial narrative structures is discussed. The biographical information of artists using digital technologies is posited as a context framing for usability design heuristics. The intersection of intelligent agents and spatial narrative structures provide a future scenario by which to assess the suitability of the approach outlined in this study.enAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.MultimediaFine artsArtificial intelligenceElectronic Thesis or Dissertation2015-01-26Augmented RealityMobile ApplicationLocative MediaLand SlideMarkham MuseumNarrativeStorytellingUsabilitySpatial NarrativePublic artInstallation artSite specific