User interface elements for content selection in media narrative presentation

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:
• i) at least one checkpoint user interface element, which in use sets a number of defined portions of the narrative segments at which assessment is to be performed when reached during a presentation of the narrative, ii) at least one condition specification user interface element, which in use sets at least one selected condition to be assessed at respective ones of the defined portions of the narrative segments, the at least one selected condition to be assessed selectable from a plurality of available conditions to be assessed, iii) at least one action user interface element, which in use sets an action to be conditionally performed in response to a defined outcome of the assessment of a respective condition;
• and
• in response to selections via the at least one user interface, stores information that identifies at least one defined portion of at least one of the narrative segments, at least one condition to be assessed and at least one action to be performed conditionally based on an outcome of the assessment, the information computationally associateable with at least a respective one of the narrative segments of the narrative.

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 a plurality of user interface elements, the plurality of user interface elements including:
• i) at least one checkpoint user interface element, which in use sets a number of defined portions of the narrative segments at which assessment is to be performed when reached during a presentation of the narrative;
• ii) at least one condition specification user interface element, which in use sets at least one selected condition to be assessed at respective ones of the defined portions of the narrative segments, the at least one selected condition to be assessed selectable from a plurality of available conditions to be assessed;
• iii) at least one action user interface element, which in use sets an action to be conditionally performed in response to a defined outcome of the assessment of a respective condition;
• and
• stores information that identifies at least one defined portion of at least one of the narrative segments, at least one condition to be assessed and at least one action to be performed conditionally based on an outcome of the assessment in response to selections via the at least one user interface, the information computationally associable with at least a respective one of the narrative segments of the narrative.