image and text sequences
1. In his paper “Modular Structure and Image/Text Sequences: Comics and Interactive Media”, George Legrady states: “Meaning in the interactive work is a result of the sequential selection of components that the viewer assembles in the viewing process. The viewer can then be considered as someone who actively constructs the narrative through the assembling of fragmented or modular information elements. The sequential sum of viewed selections becomes the narrative.” This approach to interactivity is reflected in his work Slippery Traces. Discuss how this approach to constructing a narrative changes the roles of the reader and the author in the process of narrative transmission.
in this approach, the author only provides the backbone for the possible narrative that is to be constructed by the reader. like in the case of 'slippery traces', the author predetermines the links from one 'hotspot' to the next picture. thus, the author constructs the 'multidimensional network of connections', forming the backbone of the narrative.
however, the role of 'telling the story' is passed on to the reader. as legrady says, the viewer is involved in 'active participation', 'as the assembler of one variation of the story'.
this is a novel method of presenting a narrative, and it does so interactively. no longer is the telling of a story unidirectional. the author provies options for the reader, and the reader responds with choices that construct that narrative. in this approach, the author loses his sense of authority, from one that tells the reader what is happening to one that guides the reader in deciding what will happen. this balance between control and choice is fairly adequate, because the reader still risks constructing a bad narrative out of the image or text sequences.
2. Choose a set of 5-10 images that you feel form a narrative. If they are not digital images, scan them into the computer (there’s a scanner available in the USP multimedia lab). Arrange them in a linear sequence on your blog. You may or may not want to include text captions with each image.
Bring a physical copy of your images to class on Thursday. We’ll be using them as part of an in-class exercise.
3. Write about the narrative that your group has chosen for project 1. Why have you chosen this work? How might you approach the task of re-configuring it as an interactive piece? Be prepared to discuss your group’s choice of work in class on Thursday.
in our narrative for project 1, we will construct a game based on a narrative. the narrative will be a combination of many fairytales. these fairytales will include sleeping beauty, snow white, little mermaid, cinderella, little mermaid and rapunzel.
we decided to incorporate a few stories because when transposing from narrative to game, we need an increased variability to maintain the game players' interest. and as for why fairytales in the first place, we feel that these stories have simple plots and thus will be easy for us to construct game kernels out of them.
in the game, the player can play as the charming (hopefully) prince who will choose a mission to save one of the above princesses. he will go through dangerous scenarios, in which he may have to make decisions, like to choose to go right or left. he player can also choose to play as other characters, and see how the actions of these characters may change the events of those typical fairytale stories.
okay that's all. i cannot reveal too much... :P
in this approach, the author only provides the backbone for the possible narrative that is to be constructed by the reader. like in the case of 'slippery traces', the author predetermines the links from one 'hotspot' to the next picture. thus, the author constructs the 'multidimensional network of connections', forming the backbone of the narrative.
however, the role of 'telling the story' is passed on to the reader. as legrady says, the viewer is involved in 'active participation', 'as the assembler of one variation of the story'.
this is a novel method of presenting a narrative, and it does so interactively. no longer is the telling of a story unidirectional. the author provies options for the reader, and the reader responds with choices that construct that narrative. in this approach, the author loses his sense of authority, from one that tells the reader what is happening to one that guides the reader in deciding what will happen. this balance between control and choice is fairly adequate, because the reader still risks constructing a bad narrative out of the image or text sequences.
2. Choose a set of 5-10 images that you feel form a narrative. If they are not digital images, scan them into the computer (there’s a scanner available in the USP multimedia lab). Arrange them in a linear sequence on your blog. You may or may not want to include text captions with each image.
Bring a physical copy of your images to class on Thursday. We’ll be using them as part of an in-class exercise.
3. Write about the narrative that your group has chosen for project 1. Why have you chosen this work? How might you approach the task of re-configuring it as an interactive piece? Be prepared to discuss your group’s choice of work in class on Thursday.
in our narrative for project 1, we will construct a game based on a narrative. the narrative will be a combination of many fairytales. these fairytales will include sleeping beauty, snow white, little mermaid, cinderella, little mermaid and rapunzel.
we decided to incorporate a few stories because when transposing from narrative to game, we need an increased variability to maintain the game players' interest. and as for why fairytales in the first place, we feel that these stories have simple plots and thus will be easy for us to construct game kernels out of them.
in the game, the player can play as the charming (hopefully) prince who will choose a mission to save one of the above princesses. he will go through dangerous scenarios, in which he may have to make decisions, like to choose to go right or left. he player can also choose to play as other characters, and see how the actions of these characters may change the events of those typical fairytale stories.
okay that's all. i cannot reveal too much... :P
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