User participation in a transmedia story can take many forms. These questions will help clarify what user participation for a transmedia project will be like.
- Will the transmedia narrative focus on individual participation? Shared participation? What benefit will individual versus shared participation provide? How will the transmedia narrative encourage shared participation? (Story Level Design Tasks)
- How important to the audience’s participation with the narrative is including real people, events, and locations? (Story Level Design Tasks)
- Will the transmedia narrative allow users to participate at any time (time-agnostic) or must they participate at a specific time (time-dependent)? If the user participation is time-dependent, why is this necessary? Will time dependency limit the ability of users to participate? Does it reduce the useful life of the transmedia narrative? (Story Level Design Tasks)
- Will the transmedia narrative allow users to participate anywhere (location-agnostic) or must they participate at a specific location (location-dependent)? If the user participation is location-dependent, why is this necessary? Will location dependency limit the ability of users to participate? Does it reduce the useful life of the transmedia narrative? (Story Level Design Tasks)
- How will the transmedia scene/sequence encourage mindful attention and active participation (cognitive participation)? (Scene/Sequence Level Design Tasks)
- How will the transmedia scene/sequence encourage emotional involvement (affective participation)? (Scene/Sequence Level Design Tasks)
- How will the transmedia scene/sequence use the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch) to foster user engagement? What does the use of one or more of these senses contribute to the narrative? How can these senses be involved? Does the use of any sense limit the ability of users to participate? (Scene/Sequence Level Design Tasks)