Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age

Good stories are like springboards that set off the reader’s imagination into a realm of co-creation, where the the story evokes personal tales from the reader. These intertwine and lead to richer, memorable story experiences. 

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Tablets are in the hands of every child and young adult across much of the planet. Children's and young adult storytellers take not.

Because one way or another... they are. Sooo, let's see how.

Three areas we should take into consideration when approaching cross media projects this year:

1. Companies need stories too

2. Let’s help people scratch their own itches

3. Think beyond the screen, to real-life interaction

There is an old but still pertinent argument that storytelling in video games is the last great bastion for the medium to conquer. That game developers working in the 'mainstream space' have traditionally struggled to utilise video games as a storytelling medium, struggled to harmonise play and Hollywood-like narratives, and struggled to inject real meaning into their games without rendering the player a frustrated passive participant. 

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The blurring line between movies and games

Transnarrative is the framework to create a world of places and objects that talks to us in a meaninful way.

The Theater of the World is A Universal Mind

Martin Bryant:  "While audiences around the world know the UK’s BBC best for its hit TV shows like Top Gear and Doctor Who, it has been a key force in technological advances since since it first started broadcasting almost a century ago" ....

Martin Bryant:  "While audiences around the world know the UK’s BBC best for its hit TV shows like Top Gear and Doctor Who, it has been a key force in technological advances since since it first started broadcasting almost a century ago" ....

Martin Bryant:  "While audiences around the world know the UK’s BBC best for its hit TV shows like Top Gear and Doctor Who, it has been a key force in technological advances since since it first started broadcasting almost a century ago" ....

The article explore the differences between the two "mediums". Stressing the fact that "VR’s biggest strength is also its greatest weakness. The immersive nature of VR hinders users from interacting with their surroundings. [It]  has already started to revolutionize the way we watch content, but will never be the technology we turn to in our everyday lives."

Whereas AR brings layers of info on our daily lives, the tech has not delivered yet due to the issue of visualization. But "Microsoft is working on HoloLens AR headset glasses. Developer kits are scheduled to hit the market in early 2016. Google invested in a company called Magic Leap, whose technology beams lasers into the viewer’s iris to activate AR. That future will become a reality in another year’s time."

YEEESS

This article provides a good intro to the difference between AR and VR. Expect to see some big changes in both areas, with AR in particular, affecting organisations. #immersivelearning

Chris Milk is a true 21st century artist. The fact that he learned to code at an early age is very relevant. His collaboration is Aaron Koblin are mind blowing and he can also truly shine on his own - as the Lincoln Hello Again project shows it

http://www.hello-again.com/beck360/main/beck360.html

Ruthie Doyle:  "As I wrap up my tenure with Sundance Institute’s New Frontier Story Lab, I’ve been reflecting on some ways innovation is advancing the art of storytelling into the future (the future is now, after all)."

"new technologies are exciting tools building on the rich foundation of storytelling and experimentation."

This is a bit different. But, culturally it is necessary to pursue as many avenues for artistic development that includes the need to live.

The Internet provides a low cost entry for all forms of artistic endeavours at an affordable entry. The problem is getting noticed.

Interesting point of view on storytelling in the digital age. Back to basics!

In other words, while the fundamentals of good storytelling remain the same, technology is changing how stories can be told. But what does that mean exactly? Click for more.

Many of us go about our lives constantly surrounded by screens, immersed in various "stories": movies, TV shows, books, plot-driven video games, news articles, advertising, and more. Whether we realize it or not, we're creating new behaviors, routines, mindsets, and expectations around what we watch, read or play—which in turn presents new challenges and opportunities for creators and marketers.

The Internet has given storytelling a new lease of life. The web series has given life to a new breed of film production, social networks have given us the ability to freely interact online with others, whether they are people, or companies and augmented reality has given us the chance to interact with characters and objects.

Here is a great artikel worth reading if you have anything to do with storytelling or just love it. @safegaard

In depth look at the intersection of storytelling and technology--a very exciting time with huge potential for immersion, participation, transformation.