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Navigating 
the Authoring Tool

Get familiar with the SceneCraft interface and learn how to build, edit, and customize your story scenes with ease.

Managing Your Stories

This dashboard gives you control over your saved and uploaded stories. From here, you can open a story to continue editing, download a printable script, remove stories you no longer need, or upload a new story file to keep working. It’s your central hub for organizing and refining your SceneCraft narratives.

Edit Story
Takes you to the previously created story draft. You can choose to make edits throughout the story-building process, allowing you to develop a different story and game link than the one generated initially with that prompt.  
Download Story
Users can download a JSON file of their stories for sharing. 
Remove Story
Allows users to delete their story. If the story's JSON file is not downloaded beforehand, the story will be permanently lost. 
Upload Story
Allows users to upload a saved SceneCraft story JSON file.

Starting a New Story

Navigate to the toolbar at the top of the page and click on Start New Story. This will take you to your story prompt page.

Author Prompt

On this page, you will be able to:

  • View a list of available characters and locations.

  • Access the author’s prompt input box.

  • Create and submit Author Prompt.

Once you have crafted your prompt, enter it in the blue box and hit submit to have SceneCraft generate your story draft.

Your Story Draft

On this page, you will be able to:

  • Display the AI-generated story draft

  • Review and edit the story directly in the text box

  • Regenerate the story based on the previously entered prompt

Your story's scenes

On this page, you will be able to:

  • View the scenes generated from your approved story draft. 

  • Edit your scenes further to better develop your storyReview and edit the story directly in the text box

Your Story's Dialogue

On this page, you will be able to:

  • View the generated scene dialogues.

  • Customize each scene further, including the way your character's movements.

Your Published Story

On this page, you will be able to:

  • Gain access to your published story link

  • Gain access to your story script

Select the core concept

The core concept defines what your story is really about. Choosing a clear, focused idea—like ecosystems or bias in algorithms—helps the narrative reinforce key understandings through meaningful storytelling.

Create the protagonist

Choosing a protagonist gives your story a relatable, human perspective. Selecting a role tied to the concept—like a scientist or historian—helps students connect to the narrative and see themselves as active participants in the learning.Choosing a protagonist gives your story a relatable, human perspective. Selecting a role tied to the concept—like a scientist or historian—helps students connect to the narrative and see themselves as active participants in the learning.

Add a Motivation or Challenge

A strong motivation or challenge gives your story momentum and purpose. By defining what the protagonist wants—and what obstacles they face—you create narrative tension that keeps students engaged while deepening their understanding of the core concept.