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200 Socially Intelligent Agentsfound in dramatic games of the school, Teatrix is divided in three phases. Inthe first phase, one child (often helped by the others) is responsible for thepreparation of the story. This preparation includes the choice of the theme, thecast, props and scenes for the future play (see Figure 24.1).Figure 24.1.Teatrix: Backstage OptionThe second phase provides the children with the possibility to initiate onestory and to start the acting (on stage performance). This option is accomplishedin a collaborative 3D world (see Figure 24.2) where each participatingchild controls one character. So, at the beginning of the acting phase, eachchild has to choose her character to control. The story creation only evolves ifthe children try to achieve a common story, collaboratively. However, the waythe story will evolve at acting time is completely open to the goals of the groupof children engaged in its creation.Once the play is finished, children obtain a product- a “film”-like object,which they can exhibit as a proof of their collaborative work. This “film” isthen used for the next phase. In this last phase, children can be the audienceof their own performances and watch their previous stories. The story canbe seen from different perspectives (focusing the camera on different actors),which can provide the children with the possibility to discuss each others’ per-