So for the first week of rotations i was scheduled to attend
Interactive Narrative sessions.
In the first session we were given an introduction to what an interactive narrative is..and where we were able to come across it .. the hand-out asked us to look at and consider structure. To be honest after looking at the different examples i was really excited to get started...
I looked through the references we had been provided with, however one stood out in particular ...
http://www.inanimatealice.com
At the beginning of the site there is a welcome page which allows you to chose a episode you wish to follow. I have to admit at first i was about confused at first as to what an Interactive Narrative was and how it worked. However, once i clicked on episode one i was confronted by a screen that explained what was going to be shown and warned me to turn on my speakers,
''Use your mouse to click the forward arrows, you may also need to perform an action in order for the story to continue''
I clicked through the whole of the story and even before i had done so a mood of sorrow and being anxious had been portrayed by the images selected. A child and a mum on a mission to find the father, this had been portrayed by images of rough long winded roads accompanied by phone interference noises which suggested a sense of lost connection.
Overall i really liked the way flash had been used in these stories - they really depicted the scene well and allowed the user to be taken into the situation by asking them to make certain decisions.
