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What we need is to monitor people's brains in some way while they are watching entertainment to see specifically what gets evoked and when. I would do it if I h

What we need is to monitor people's brains in some way while they are watching entertainment to see specifically what gets evoked and when. I would do it if I had the means. Then we can create original stories again, and run them through our models of human amusement and catharsis to know who will enjoy what and why and when.

asdfman123 7y ago
I remember briefly reading about how Pandora classified music -- by getting people to analyze each song for different qualities (e.g. fast paced, melancholy, etc. etc.), and that was a key part of their "recommendation engine." You could ask people "What did you like about this movie?" and they could tag various things they liked about it, e.g. "was smart," "cheesy humor" or "had Jennifer Lawrence." Heck, that sounds like something that might be worth building, a tag-based movie recommendation engine.
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sverige 7y ago
No need for all that. There are no original stories, only variations on the ancient ones. Here's one summary: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirty-Six_Dramatic_Situations https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirty-Six_Dramatic_Situ... As for who will enjoy what etc., there are entire industries that spend their efforts on knowing that, like Nielsen and Rotten Tomatoes.
- the_gipsy 7y ago
  IIRC it was further simplified to just combinations of rise and fall of characters.
- danShumway 7y ago
  These are extremely broad categories. It's a bit like saying, "there are no original books, they're all just collections of the same 26 letters", or "all stories are the same, they're just characters doing things." One category listed here is Pursuit: > the fugitive flees punishment for a misunderstood conflict. Example: Les Misérables By this logic, 'Les Miserables', 'Mission Impossible', and 'Catch Me if You Can' are all just rehashing the same basic idea. On an existential level, sure, but is there any practical use to a category that broad?

asdfman123 7y ago

I remember briefly reading about how Pandora classified music -- by getting people to analyze each song for different qualities (e.g. fast paced, melancholy, etc. etc.), and that was a key part of their "recommendation engine." You could ask people "What did you like about this movie?" and they could tag various things they liked about it, e.g. "was smart," "cheesy humor" or "had Jennifer Lawrence." Heck, that sounds like something that might be worth building, a tag-based movie recommendation engine.

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sverige 7y ago

No need for all that. There are no original stories, only variations on the ancient ones. Here's one summary: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirty-Six_Dramatic_Situations https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirty-Six_Dramatic_Situ... As for who will enjoy what etc., there are entire industries that spend their efforts on knowing that, like Nielsen and Rotten Tomatoes.

the_gipsy 7y ago
IIRC it was further simplified to just combinations of rise and fall of characters.
danShumway 7y ago
These are extremely broad categories. It's a bit like saying, "there are no original books, they're all just collections of the same 26 letters", or "all stories are the same, they're just characters doing things." One category listed here is Pursuit: > the fugitive flees punishment for a misunderstood conflict. Example: Les Misérables By this logic, 'Les Miserables', 'Mission Impossible', and 'Catch Me if You Can' are all just rehashing the same basic idea. On an existential level, sure, but is there any practical use to a category that broad?