Inclusive Digital Storytelling: Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality to Re-centre Stories from the Margins.

As the concept of the Metaverse becomes a reality, storytelling tools sharpen their teeth to include Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality as prominent enabling features. While digitally savvy and privileged populations are well-positioned to use technology, marginalized groups risk being left behind and excluded from societal progress, deepening the digital divide. In this paper, we describe MEMEX, an interactive digital storytelling tool where Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality play enabling roles in support of the cultural integration of communities at risk of exclusion. The tool was developed in the context of 3 years EU-funded project, and in this paper, we focus on describing its final working prototype with its pilot study.