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The emergence of Virtual worlds in addition to recent improvements and developments on Intelligent Agents and Artificial intelligence (AI), bring concerns regarding the articulation of the narrative in such environments. The project lies in the belief that classic authorial conceptions of the narrative form can be perceived as reductive regarding the role of a user, as opposed to a spectator, and should therefore be extended towards a more user-considerate definition. The emergent narrative concept argues for a process view of the narrative as opposed to a more traditional authorial approach and brings the novelty of a dynamic character-based narrative model. The mechanism investigated consists of bringing a narrative generated by the interaction between characters in the style of improvisational drama, rather than the authored narratives in more widespread use. The narrative experience would consist in a dynamic process where as well as the user, Intelligent Agents would control and determine the unfolding of the narrative. This performance-based style also puts a great deal of emphasis on the emotional systems of the characters as a narrative engine, needed to motivate their actions as well as to link with the user, who may be able to influence their emotional state by interaction.