Muse

Muse is a piece of software that I and three other students implemented for our culminating senior project. Its main purpose is to help novelists and writers keep track of all the interdependent relationships between characters, events, locations, etc. that occur in a story. The software was written using C#, the .NET framework, and SQL Server CE.

The idea was not ours, we were handed a thirty page software specification and had three months to implement it as best as we could; it turned out to be a pretty neat and fun project! For more info about Muse check out the slides below from our powerpoint presentation.

Screenshots

Home Screen

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Main Screen

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Relationship Tool

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Timeline Generator

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Location Editor

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Map Tool

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Character Editor

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Download – Windows only!

Note: You may have to install Microsoft Sequel Server Compact Edition to get Muse working properly. Don't worry, it's free!

Powerpoint Presentation