JC Hutchins' Excellent Series on iPad - Storytelling Gets an Upgrade: Reach Out & Touch It. Pt 1

Excerpt:

"...By using the proven technologies integrated in the iPad and other tablets — features such as intuitive touch-based gestures, a motion-sensitive accelerometer, robust graphics and audio, and internet connectivity — folks like me can do far more than merely enhance a text-based narrative. We can create a new breed of narrative. Not a novel, not a movie, not a game — what I propose is all of these things and more: a presentation designed to immerse readers by using physical interaction as a meaningful part of the narrative.

Here are a few examples of how the iPad’s built-in features can be elegantly wedded with a story...."

In the example images above, a sci-fi thriller could begin by requiring the reader to place his palm upon the device. This would activate a spiffy animation that thematically introduces the reader to the fictional world and launches the narrative. The act of touching the screen is psychologically important; it builds the first of many physical “connections” between reader and content.

via digitalbookworld.com

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