What are good Scenes and Interactions?

DuniX

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Dec 20, 2016
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Spawning from the AI debate this got me thinking on what is fundamentally missing from them and what does even make for a good scene or interaction?

I think this video is the best demonstration of that:

It's about battles but the same rules should apply to things like character conversations, interactions and even sex scenes.

This article also has a similar idea on what makes for "chemistry" between characters:


It's why I think the Illusion Games like Honey Select, Koikatsu and Artificial Academy don't work that well, they neither have a Challenge nor interesting Interactions.
It's also why ChatGPT style AI conversations ultimately feels boring and meaningless.

I think the Rule that has to be followed is simple. Change caused in the given moment or action either in the player/viewer's emotional investment in the scene or Change in the Character's own Internal Emotional State and their Emotional Reaction to that.