By:
On:

Campbell’s structure of the hero’s journey has been adapted and used by many writers. Numerous examples of modified versions of the hero’s journey exist, but most retain the essential steps identified by Campbell. One such modified version is included in 45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters, whichContinue Reading

By:
On:

Campbell identified the three stages of the journey as departure, initiation, and return. Within those three stages, Campbell identified a series of steps (Campbell, 1949, pp. ix-x): Departure: The departureis the first of the three stages of the hero’s journey and consists of five steps: Call to Adventure: The call toContinue Reading

By:
On:

An interesting question about fiction and nonfiction transmedia storytelling was raised in a recent LinkedIn discussion. Wendy Bancroft, in the Transmedia Storytelling group, said: Most people interested in transmedia approaches have fiction in mind–stories that can move across platforms, that can change, that can involve gaming… What about non-fiction? HowContinue Reading

By:
On:

Different characters play different roles in a story. These roles fall into three categories (Card, 1988, p. 59), with the major characters identified in more specific roles: Major characters: The major charactersdrive the plot through its twists and turns and move the story forward. The major characters fill a varietyContinue Reading

By:
On:

The second category of existent is the characters (human or otherwise), which are sentient beings with the ability to feel, perceive, or to have subjective experiences. Characters have a number of properties that help define them. These include: Physical characteristics: The physical characteristics are what the character looks like. TheContinue Reading

By:
On:

Significant objects are one type of existent. There are two types of significant objects: Plot-Signficant: A plot-significant object has a substantial impact on the story’s plot. Character-Significant: A character-significant object has some sort of significance to a particular character but does not have a significant impact on the story’s plot.Continue Reading

By:
On:

Over the past few weeks we have been looking at the first (transmedia project) and second (storyworld) level design tasks. Once work at these levels is substantially complete, it is time to move on to the next level of tasks. The third level of design tasks occurs at the storyContinue Reading

By:
On:

As transmedia storytelling becomes more common it is being rolled out across a variety of industries and in many different applications. Entertainment The transmedia approach emerged over the past decade in the entertainment industry. The Matrix franchise was one of the early transmedia narrative successes. The use of transmedia narrativesContinue Reading

By:
On:

A series of technological, economic, and consumer trends are driving the development of transmedia projects as a new form of marketing, entertaining, and educating. Understanding what these drivers of change are and how they impact the emerging transmedia field is key to figuring out how to navigate a turbulent future.Continue Reading