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Storytelling to Motivate Your Team Art of Conversation -Storytelling has been one of the oldest forms of communication. Even before our ancestors were able to verbally create words, they were telling their stories in caves with pictures and dye. As time went by and verbal communication came into the every day, people of the past sat around fires in caves, in battlefields to discuss the victories of the day. And even today when we go camping, many of us share ghost stories, or stories of humour to bond. Storytelling is powerful

* Gettina started (a tour of the tools) Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights. Tell your story now digitally. - Leslie Rule, Digital Storytelling Association

In an age of digital storytelling, the distance between author and reader is rapidly shrinking, and the roles those parties play are rapidly changing.  One of the most radical concepts that I've come across during my research of transmedia storytelling is the "unbook."

crossmedia-storytelling-christy-dena-presentation

s technology changing brand storytelling?

"How Alfred Hitchcock can make you a better storyteller" ... If you have a quote, an interview clip or an interesting exchange that makes your story compelling, include it to give the story more life and bring more intensity to the narrative....

Concurrent Sessions 3 - 4 Session 3: Fun and Simple Storytelling Techniques

Puzzle Tale: putting the pieces together: storytelling activities

Improvisational and participational storytelling

PIZZAZ! is dedicated to providing simple creative writing and oral storytelling activities with copyable (yes, copyable!) handouts for use with students of all ages. Permission is given to use these resources for in-class, non-profit use only. Generate ideas for class topics and open channels of communication.

ARGs have failed to break into mass media, because the interaction is in the wrong place. Right now, the interaction is finding the story. When someone doesn't know what to do next, it's easy to stop, and every time we ask someone to change platforms, we lose audience. But the experience of transmedia is powerful, immersive and emotional. We have to find new ways to tell stories across multiple platforms using interactivity.

the elements of digital storytelling

"Micro Confessionals If a picture is worth 1,000 words, how much does a secret go for? We're approaching the 3rd year of the still-going-strong"

"Daytum is a project that allows users to construct their own data driven narratives. By tracking and visualizing data from aspects of their lives, users paint a statistical portrait of themselves. The results are surprisingly engaging and reveal the kinds of details you never find on a Facebook profile. The Little Prince famously observed that adults only understand the world via numbers - perhaps we should replace our Facebook profiles with Datum pages?"

CONFLICT ANGER AND UNDERSTANDING BULLYING THROUGH STORY

audiovisual animation interactive_environment exploration