Tutorial system and method for interactive media

An entertainment device for providing a tutorial to a user, comprising:

• a game progress monitoring mechanism, configured to record when predefined game events occur;
• a processor configured to receive an indication that a tutorial is required for a particular state of the game;
• a determination processor configured to determine a purpose of the tutorial based at least in part upon records from the game progress monitoring mechanism;
• a selection processor configured to select one or more existing content elements related to the game, based at least in part upon the determined purpose of the tutorial;
• a generation processor configured to generate the tutorial based upon the one or more selected existing content elements;
• and
• an output processor configured to provide the tutorial to the user.

One or more non-transitory storage media storing instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

• configuring an existing game progress monitoring mechanism to record when predefined game events occur;
• receiving an indication that a tutorial is required for a particular state of the game;
• determining a purpose of the tutorial based at least in part upon records from the game progress monitoring mechanism;
• selecting one or more existing content elements related to the game, based at least in part upon the determined purpose of the tutorial;
• generating the tutorial based upon the one or more selected existing content elements;
• and
• providing the tutorial to the user.