User interaction is an important element of many transmedia stories. Answering these questions will help in design of that interaction.
- Has an interaction decision plan been developed for the transmedia narrative? (Storyworld Level Design Tasks)
- Does the transmedia narrative’s entry point call-to-action provide users the appropriate amount of information for them to begin finding their way into the narrative? (Storyworld Level Design Tasks)
- If the transmedia narrative has multiple possible entry points, are the calls-to-action at each of them designed for effective user interaction? (Storyworld Level Design Tasks)
- Does the transmedia narrative’s interface avoid “false affordances”? (Storyworld Level Design Tasks)
- Does the transmedia narrative facilitate the development of a user’s cognitive map of the narrative? (Storyworld Level Design Tasks)
- Does the medium being used present a vertical information cascade (i.e. film, video, etc.) or horizontal information cascade (i.e. book, user-paced slideshow, etc.)? Is the pace at which information is presented too fast? Too slow? Is user control of the speed at which information is presented possible? (Story Level Design Tasks)
- What media (video, audio, text, still images, etc.) and platforms (blog, YouTube, iPad, etc.)? Are the media selected appropriate for the content? How does the selection of media affect the narrative’s content? (Story Level Design Tasks)
- Does the transmedia narrative provide an appropriate call-to-action for each task decision in the decision plan? (Story Level Design Tasks)