I've thought of a few ideas for these assignments... only problem is not all of my ideas fall into these categories.
Maybe you guys can help me---
Diary/Journal entries:
Make a series of blog entries that all tell a story of the course of several weeks.
The idea behind it was inspired by “Ted’s Caving Story”, a series of journal entries made over the course of a several months.
The story itself starts out innocently enough, with what seems to be the exploits of a caving enthusiast … but by the end, has taken on an almost Lovecraftian atmosphere. The effect for those who were unaware that this was all an early foray into digital story telling was quite unnerving.
[the site in question]
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/caver/
[here’s the entire story on one page, so it’s easier to read through, if you have the time]
http://www.storylog.com/mystery-cave/
Emails & Chat logs:
Dialog between TWO sock puppets (both controlled by the same person, or one real person per puppet, either is fine).
The basic premise is taken from online-RPs, where two characters carry on a friendship/relationship online.
One of my ideas on how to make an interesting twist would be to have the relationship sour, and see the ensuing arguments and “drama” unfold over various online services.
Post-its:
Tell a story by showing the progression of a person’s daily life over the course of a few weeks through a series of reminder post-it notes.
Inspiration was from the google superbowl ad from 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnsSUqgkDwU). Through nothing more than text being typed in a search field on screen, it was able to tell a touching story.
I would seek to emulate, to a degree, that simple note-like story telling technique, much akin to the video on Digital Ethnography we watched in class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dGCJ46vyR9o
Make a series of blog entries that all tell a story of the course of several weeks.
The idea behind it was inspired by “Ted’s Caving Story”, a series of journal entries made over the course of a several months.
The story itself starts out innocently enough, with what seems to be the exploits of a caving enthusiast … but by the end, has taken on an almost Lovecraftian atmosphere. The effect for those who were unaware that this was all an early foray into digital story telling was quite unnerving.
[the site in question]
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/caver/
[here’s the entire story on one page, so it’s easier to read through, if you have the time]
http://www.storylog.com/mystery-cave/
Emails & Chat logs:
Dialog between TWO sock puppets (both controlled by the same person, or one real person per puppet, either is fine).
The basic premise is taken from online-RPs, where two characters carry on a friendship/relationship online.
One of my ideas on how to make an interesting twist would be to have the relationship sour, and see the ensuing arguments and “drama” unfold over various online services.
Post-its:
Tell a story by showing the progression of a person’s daily life over the course of a few weeks through a series of reminder post-it notes.
Inspiration was from the google superbowl ad from 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnsSUqgkDwU). Through nothing more than text being typed in a search field on screen, it was able to tell a touching story.
I would seek to emulate, to a degree, that simple note-like story telling technique, much akin to the video on Digital Ethnography we watched in class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dGCJ46vyR9o
(... although, I'm not sure if any of these are actually close to anything in the DS106 assignment bank.)
Opinions?
Though I've not yet followed the links in your post to much depth, I must say that I'd love to see any or all of these.
ReplyDeleteI think there is still much innovative work that can be done with text.
I wouldn't worry to much about which category the story idea might fall in to. Then again, the medium you chose will determine how you execute the project.
All I can really say is: go for it. This blog post shows rampant imagination and creativity. I can't wait to see what you make.