Applied Media Research - Storytelling

After choosing to research into the question set by the Digital Fiction Factory, I first looked at some of the examples he gave us in terms of media that allows for audience participation. 

One that stuck out to me was 'Bear71', I found the story really interesting but I enjoyed that I had control of how I viewed the content. I also found 'The Beauty Inside' interesting with the fact it was a different person playing the same character but I can't decided if I like it, I think I like the idea but it's just so unusual that it's different people!

Anyway here are some of the examples:

• Britain in a Day - On the 12th November 2011, thousands of people in the UK recorded part of their day and uploaded the footage to YouTube. Hundreds of them were chosen to create a documentary for BBC Two: Britain in a Day.

• This Exquisite Forest - This Exquisite Forest is an online collaborative art project that  allows users to create short animations that build off one another to create a branch like structure.
• Bear 71 - Bear 71 is the true story of a female grizzly bear monitored by wildlife conservation officers.
• Alice for the iPad - An interactive version of the Alice in Wonderland book.

• Take This Lollipop - An interactive horror short film and Facebook app which uses the Facebook Connect application to bring viewers themselves into the film, through use of pictures and messages from their own Facebook profiles.

• The Beauty Inside - A film which gives the audience a chance to play the lead role.
• The Well - A multi-platform horror drama with 4 TV episodes and a true-to-show game running alongside.