Data mining, influencing viewer selections, and user interfaces

A content delivery system, comprising:

• at least one processor-based component;
• and
• at least one nontransitory processor-readable medium communicatively coupled to the at least one processor-based component and which stores a plurality of narratives, each narrative comprised of a set of a plurality of narrative segments, at least two of the narrative segments of each of the narratives having a distinct temporal order within a time sequence of events of the respective narrative, the at least one nontransitory processor-readable medium further stores at least one of data or processor-executable instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor-based component of the content delivery system, cause the at least one processor-based component to:
• cause a presentation of one of the narrative segments of the respective narrative which includes a priming stimulus;
• and
• cause a providing of a prompt to select between a number of narrative segments in a subset of the narrative segments of the respective narrative, the prompt includes a target stimulus associated with at least one selection-influenced narrative segment in the subset of the narrative segments, wherein user exposure to the priming stimulus influences selection of the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment.

A method of operation in a narrative editing system which includes at least one processor, and at least one nontransitory process-readable medium that stores at least one of processor-executable instructions or data, the narrative editing system operable to edit a narrative comprised of a plurality of narrative segments, the method comprising:

• providing at least one user interface with a plurality of user interface elements, the user interface elements including at least one priming selection user interface element, which in use sets a priming selection for at least one selection-influenced narrative segment, the selection of which is to be influenced by priming, the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment is to be included in a prompt to select between a number of narrative segments during a presentation of the narrative;
• in response to the priming selection for the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment, logically associating the priming selection with the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment in the at least one nontransitory process-readable medium;
• logically associating a priming stimulus with at least one of the narrative segments of the narrative that is to be presented prior to the presentation of the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment in the at least one nontransitory process-readable medium, the priming stimulus provided during a presentation of the at least one of the narrative segments of the narrative that is to be presented prior to the presentation of the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment;
• and
• logically associating a target stimulus with the prompt in which the selection-influenced narrative segment is to be included in the at least one nontransitory process-readable medium, the target stimulus provided during a providing of the prompt, wherein user exposure to the priming stimulus influences selection of the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment.

A narrative editing system, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one nontransitory process-readable medium that stores at least one of data or processor-executable instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• provide at least one user interface with at least one user interface element, the at least one user interface element including:
• at least one priming selection user interface element, which in use sets a priming selection for at least one selection-influenced narrative segment, the selection of which is to be influenced by priming, the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment is to be included in a prompt to select between a number of narrative segments during a presentation of the narrative;
• wherein the at least one processor:
• in response to the priming selection for the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment, logically associates the priming selection with the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment in the at least one nontransitory process-readable medium;
• logically associates a priming stimulus with at least one of the narrative segments of the narrative that is to be presented prior to the presentation of the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment in the at least one nontransitory process-readable medium, the priming stimulus provided during a presentation of the at least one of the narrative segments of the narrative that is to be presented prior to the presentation of the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment;
• and
• logically associates a target stimulus with the prompt in which the selection-influenced narrative segment is to be included in the at least one nontransitory process-readable medium, the target stimulus provided during a providing of the prompt, wherein user exposure to the priming stimulus influences selection of the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment.

A method of operation in a content delivery platform including at least one processor having at least one nontransitory processor-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor and which stores at least one of processor-executable instructions or data, the method comprising:

• for each presentation of each of a plurality of narratives, each narrative comprised of a set of a plurality of narrative segments, at least two of the narrative segments of each of the narratives having a distinct temporal order within a time sequence of events of the respective narrative:
• causing, by the at least one processor, a presentation of a plurality of the narrative segments of the respective narrative, the causing of the presentation of at least two of the plurality of the narrative segments includes causing a providing of a corresponding at least two theme-based priming stimuli, wherein user exposure to each of the at least two theme-based priming stimuli stimulates the user's interest in a determined theme;
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• causing, by the at least one processor, a providing of a plurality of prompts, each of which provide for selection between a number of narrative segments in a subset of the narrative segments of the respective narrative, the causing a providing of each of the plurality of prompts includes causing a providing of a target stimulus, the target stimulus associated with at least one selection-influenced narrative segment in the subset of the narrative segments, wherein user exposure to the plurality of priming stimuli influences selection of the at least one selection-influenced narrative segment.

A method of operation in a content delivery platform including at least one processor-based component having at least one nontransitory processor-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor and which stores at least one of processor-executable instructions or data, the method comprising:

• for a first narrative comprised of a plurality of narrative segments and having a plurality of characters:
• receiving user input for a first user that specifies a presentation order for presentation of a subset of the plurality of narrative segments;
• storing the presentation order for the first user for the first narrative;
• and
• causing a presentation of at least two of the subset of the plurality of narrative segments in the presentation order specified by the first user for the first narrative.