Syllabus | Winter 2016Week 1: January 4/5 ~ Introduction to Crossmedia 4 Change Expectations in the Project-based classroom for Story (rather than Platform-driven) work Preparing to write a project pitch: executive summary, audience analysis, story, competition analysis, market analysis, game play, schedule. Reading: “What’s so special about storytelling for social change?” Watch in class: Jane MacGonigal, “Gaming Can Make A Better World” Week 2: Jan 11/12 ~ What makes a good story? Readings: Marx, “Overview”, pp xv-xxi Pratten, “Introduction”; “Understanding Transmedia Storytelling” and “Project Organization”, pp. 1-61 Week 3: Jan 18/19 ~ Storyworlds, Immersion and The Audience Reading: Pratten, “Developing a Participatory Storyworld”; “Understanding the Audience” and “Writing Interactive Transmedia Narratives”, pp. 62-136. Introduction to Comic Life Pitch due Week 4: Jan 25/26 ~ Comic Books and the Development of a Visual Aesthetic Reading: Marx, “History/Evolution of the Comic Book”; “What is a Comic Book?” pp. 79-116 Work on comics Week 5: Feb 1 / 2 ~ Visual Storytelling Reading: Excerpts from Madden, 101 Ways to Tell A Story The Periodic Table of Storytelling Editing images in Photoshop Work on comics Week 6: Feb 8 / 9 ~ eBook Creation 101 Reading: Darling, Storytelling with Photographs Working with Bookwright Comic due Reading Week: February 15th to 19th – No Class Week 7: Feb 22/23 ~ Image and Text Reading: Marx, “History/Evolution of Videogames” and “Writing Vs. Design”, pp. 139-176 Work on eBooks Week 8: Feb 29/Mar 1 ~ The Monomyth and The Hero Cycle Work on eBooks Week 9: Mar 7/8 ~ Introduction to interactive storytelling and narrative games Working with Twine – explore narrative structure eBook due Week 10: Mar 14/15 ~Writing for the Web: HTML and CSS Accessorizing Twine Work on Twine project Week 11: Mar 21/22 ~ Interactive Storytelling and the Empathy Machine Manly, Lorne. “A Virtual Reality Revolution, Coming to a Headset Near You” Work on Twine project Week 12: Mar 28/29 ~ The future of storytelling, virtual reality, augmented reality and beyond Frank Rose, “Schumpeter and the Future of Media”: Presentations of Group Projects Twine due Week 13: April 04 ~ All coursework due
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Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford | Cross-Media 4 Change | Winter 2016 | Dr Carolyn Guertin