ABSTRACT

Equally useful for seasoned professionals and those new to the field, Carolyn Handler Miller covers effective techniques for creating compelling narratives for a wide variety of digital media. Written in a clear, non-technical style, it offers insights into the process of content creation by someone with long experience in the field.

Whether you're a writer, producer, director, project manager, or designer, 'Digital Storytelling' gives you all you need to develop a successful interactive project.

part |2 pages

Part 1: New Technologies, New Creative Opportunities

chapter 1|18 pages

Storytelling, Old and New

chapter 3|10 pages

Moving Toward Convergence

part |2 pages

Part 2: Creating Story-Rich Projects

chapter 4|16 pages

Interactivity and Its Effects

chapter 5|18 pages

Old Tools/New Tools

chapter 6|26 pages

Characters, Dialogue, and Emotions

chapter 7|16 pages

Structure in Digital Storytelling

chapter 8|20 pages

Tackling Projects for Children

chapter 9|16 pages

Using a Transmedia Approach

part |2 pages

Part 3: Harnessing Digital Storytelling for Pragmatic Goals

part |2 pages

Part 4: Media and Models: Underthe Hood

chapter 14|14 pages

Video Games

chapter 15|12 pages

The Internet

chapter 16|18 pages

Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs)

chapter 17|16 pages

Alternate Reality Games (ARGs)

chapter 18|16 pages

Interactive Television (iTV)

chapter 19|16 pages

Smart Toys and Lifelike Robots

chapter 20|14 pages

Mobile Devices

chapter 21|14 pages

Interactive Cinema (iCinema)

chapter 22|20 pages

Immersive Environments

chapter 23|10 pages

DVDs

chapter 24|16 pages

Electronic Kiosks

part |2 pages

Part 5: Career Considerations

chapter 25|14 pages

Working as a Digital Storyteller

chapter 26|12 pages

Creating Your Own Showcase