Articy

Articy is a software tool designed for writers and narrative designers to manage and structure complex stories and game narratives. Developed by evo-sys, it provides a comprehensive environment for creating, organizing, and exporting narrative content. The core functionality of Articy revolves around a visual workflow, allowing users to map out story elements, dialogues, branching narratives, and character relationships.

The software features a hierarchical structure where projects can be broken down into various sections, scenes, and locations. Users can define characters, objects, and locations, and link them to narrative elements. Articy supports the creation of dialogue trees, branching storylines, and conditional logic, enabling the development of interactive narratives. It also offers features for managing variables and global states, which are crucial for tracking player choices and their impact on the story.

One of Articy's key strengths is its ability to facilitate collaboration among creative teams. Multiple writers and designers can work on the same project simultaneously, with clear version control and communication tools. The software also includes robust export options, allowing narrative content to be integrated into various game engines and middleware through standardized formats like XML. This integration capability streamlines the development pipeline for game studios and multimedia projects. Articy is widely used in the video game industry for its efficiency in handling intricate narrative design and its support for collaborative workflows.