Orchestrating Emergent Storytelling with Embodied Multi-Agent Systems

Parag K. Mital, Seth Rosetter, Arturo Castro Prieto, Jacobo Heredia Zurita, Breanna Browning

Track: Paper

Keywords: Multi-agent systems, Large language models, Interactive narrative, Procedural storytelling, AI agents, Collaborative frameworks, Emergent narrative, Computational creativity, Interactive drama, Story generation, Conversational agents, Narrative planning, Virtual characters, Human-AI collaboration, Digital storytelling, Emergent storytelling, Hierarchical memory, Conversation graphs, Embodied agents, Game AI, Narrative coherence, LLM agents, Autonomous storytelling, Interactive media, Multimodal agents

TL;DR: We present a multi-agent LLM architecture with hierarchical memory, conversation graphs, hybrid orchestration, and embodied perception that enables emergent storytelling, and demonstrated through two artworks.

Abstract: We present a novel approach to emergent storytelling through multi-agent systems powered by large language models (LLMs), advancing beyond current approaches to game AI and interactive storytelling which rely on heavily scripted dialogue systems and moving closer towards genuinely emergent narrative ecosystems. Through two artworks / video games, _Conflicts_ and _The Game of Whispers_, we demonstrate how LLM-driven agents with persistent memory, behavioral models, and coordination capabilities generate coherent narratives from simulated social dynamics. Our architecture introduces: (1) a hierarchical memory system integrating working memory, episodic buffers, and consolidated narrative storage; (2) a conversation graph that tracks topic centroids, engagement, and unresolved questions; (3) a hybrid orchestrator that directs autonomy by fusing LLM reasoning with the conversation graph; and (4) their integration within embodied agents with a streaming multimodal action-perception loop that enables spatial awareness and environmental responsiveness. Experiments reveal emergent behaviors including strategic deception, coalition formation, the spread of misinformation, and meta-narrative awareness. Our contributions include several architectural patterns for producing stable emergent narrative systems.

Submission Number: 145