The Narrative and Interactive Media (NIM) group researches computational and technological underpinnings of interactive mediated narrativity, particularly by moving-image, considered in the whole spectrum: from the artistic end, as a means of creative expression, to the pragmatic end of informal communication between people separated by space and time.

NIM’s research is inherently interdisciplinary being positioned at the confluence of computer science with narrativity theory, media studies and interaction design, with a strong focus on combining artificial intelligence with digital media technologies.

Since its inception, in 2004, NIM has received approximately €2.25 Million in external funding having participated in collaborative research projects totalling over €25 Million.

NIM created the Narrative Structure Language (NSL), the first declarative language for the representation of interactive time-based media narratives, and was a key developer of the ShapeShifting Media Technology, founded in NSL.