Interactive storytelling, a story in which the audience has influence over the narrative, has existed in non-digital variations for thousands of years. In India, respected storytellers in the 'Harikatha' styles have studied the scriptures, literature, languages, classical music, and elements of drama. These storytellers adapt their stories according to the audience, either by their response or by popping questions to keep the audience involved. Theatre, film, and TV can be viewed as steps in the evolution of dramatic language. Interactive drama should be seen as the next evolutionary step. Interactivity helps to create a sense of action and movement, but it should be fundamental to the story, not something trivial and unrelated; otherwise,  the spell of immersion is broken.

The most innovative interactive stories don't try too hard to be innovative. There's simplicity in the presentation, a subtlety in the navigation; it flows smoothly from beginning to end, engaging the user occasionally, not constantly. That's good storytelling. Whenever possible, a story needs to be presented as a vital part of a cultural whole. Folk tales form the unwritten literature (stories, proverbs, riddles, and songs) of a culture. This project was aimed at exploring the possibility of telling such stories in an interactively rich format.