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Multimedia Narratives

See assignment 3: multimedia narrative, some of these pieces you have already viewed for the Film Credits assignment, view these again and consider them in terms of narrative or interactivity, not just kinetic typography.

Nonlinear Narratives

Simple Simon | a grandfather recounts growing up named "Simon", short narrative by Hillman Curtis

Flesh of a Mango | use of color and texture to describe this fruit

Nose Pilot | [click inside the glasses to begin] multiple scene cartoon animation set to music

Sky | poem read by author

Beans | an elementary class in England performs this poem, "What's in a can of Beans?"

Car Wash | sound poem

The Dazzle As Question | poem with sound

On the Life of Man | multimedia version of Sir Walter Raleigh's poem

Einstein's Dreams | an excerpt from Alan Lightman's book set to photographs and music

The Lines of the Hand | based on a short story by Julio Cortazar, this animation documents the adventures of a piece of writing as it escapes the page.

Cartoon animation | See Teetering, The Mean Ugly Cat ; The Old Lady and the Fly

The Brothers Grimm | Children's Stories and Fairy Tales

Interactive

Gallop | visual links on mouseover

Dear God | poem with basic interactivity

Requiem for a Dream | nonlinear movie trailer

Sotto Voce | interactive story based in Baltimore

The Muse in New York | story recounts an aspiring jazz musician's delivery to Carnagie Hall.

First 9 months | a father created this multimedia journey through the first nine months of his unborn child's life.

Fear and Trembling | philosophical translation

Writers Block | a story about designing an interface and succumbing to design trends

Murmuring Insects | simple interactivity, haiku divided into 3 sections

Persephone | a short poem with simple interactivity

Look for more multimedia narratives:

Born Magazine

Poems that GO

Additional Listing of Narrative Links from e-narrative conference [ here ]