Transmedia creators & immersive storytelling labs by StoryCode Singapore

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A Community of Narrative Pioneers ___ 29. May 2016

Transcript of Transmedia creators & immersive storytelling labs by StoryCode Singapore

A Community of Narrative Pioneers ___

29. May 2016

StoryCode is an global community for emerging and established cross-

platform and immersive storytellers.

WHAT IS STORYCODE ALL ABOUT?

GLOBAL COMMUNITY

6,000+ story/tech creators19 chapters6 continents

RESOURCES

ReportsInterviewsMonthly immersive media dispatch

Advocate + Educate + Prototype

SINGAPORE CHAPTER

labs

talksnetworking

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

STORY STRUCTURE

Beginners Advanced

EXTENDING YOUR STORY

Text2D

3D

- rapid story prototyping - layering of narrative elements - tell across media/platforms - visual & interactive augmentation

STORY-HACKING WORKSHOPS

1 2from text to 3D comics & cardboards Lego3

TEXT TO 3D1

APPROACH

Chose your creative journey & layer your story universe st

art

Text

2D

3D subjects/environment

visualization/imagination

matrix/structure journey

character

objects/space

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HOW IT WORKS

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2 4

3TEXT - writing

2D - illustration 3D - handicraft

3D - micro-sculpting

document present publish

5

3 s

tatio

ns, 1

5min

eac

h45min 30min

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METHOD1

EXAMPLE #1

The abstract world(s)In the world of abstract, there are 3 elements living in harmony. Wood, filament and blue soil. Until one day, the wood decides to invade more than its fair share of space.That disrupted the nature and balance of the world. Filament started passing through blue soil and growing out of control. Blue soil started holding on to the others, trying to control and contain. After battling for a millennial, blue soil inhabitants finally spread out and contain the other elements. That’s when the elements realise to thrive, they have to co-exist and work together. Filament sprouted a pure white tree as a signal of friendship.

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EXAMPLE #2

The colour of life Within a larger fox society, there was two foxes. One loved pink and one loved yellow. Life was pretty happy in the fox society, everyone lived in a happy colourful place. Apart from one day the two foxes who loved pink and yellow came to blows. This is because a new fox had come into the society who was very foxy! The new fox loved both of the foxes and didn’t know who to chose. They all became entangled with emotions. So what did they do? They decided the best thing to do was to become friends. This made a lot of sense!

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EXAMPLE #31

EXAMPLE #41

EXAMPLE #51

3D = characters 2D = environment Theme: identity/friendship

COMICS & CARDBOARDS2

HOW IT WORKS

1

2a

story layout

cardboard augmentation

document present publish

4

45min 30min

2

digital augmentation

2b

EXAMPLE #12

EXAMPLE #22

EXAMPLE #32

EXAMPLE #42

3 LEGO INNOVATION LAB

Event partner: Duck Learning

HOW IT WORKS3

1 story layout, setting & characters

2 digital augmentation & arrangement

EXAMPLE #1 (kids)3

A Fortune In Gold

EXAMPLE #2 (adults)3

Rivet searches for friends

Story patterns

No. of stories documented in 2 years period: 100+

environmentmoneyfood safety

animal welfare

sportsbullying 

having a bad day

parentingcats

loneliness/finding friends

portals to another universe

gender quest

gift of life

progress builds future

friendship & community

future tech

diversity

family

identity search

LESSONS LEARNED

- Provide precise framework, otherwise participants might feel overwhelmed by tasks

- Tools and approach as simple as possible

- Provide anchor/identification - Ice-breaker exercise:

- Time workshops right for right audience (know your participants)

- Make participants share and discuss online

- Follow-up with documentation, playbooks and downloadable material

- Location, location, location

LogisticsWorkflow

CONNECT

www.storycode.org/

http://www.meetup.com/StoryCode-Singapore/

https://twitter.com/StoryCodeSG

https://www.medium.com/@StoryCodeSG

#storycodeSG