Monday 21 May 2018

Interactive narrative research

Initial research materials and techniques to be applied on interactive narratives for films.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_cinema
 - introduction to interactive films in general. Citations in Wikipedia article.

https://creators.vice.com/en_us/article/ypn87y/new-cinema-how-do-you-make-an-interactive-narrative
 - This article showcases how a team of creators are able to apply interactive narratives in a cinematic hackathon project.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/30/alternate-endings
 - Highlights the significance of interactive films as a form of future entertainment.

http://articles.latimes.com/1995-02-18/entertainment/ca-33309_1_bad-guys
 - an early example of an interactive film released in 1995.

https://www.shortoftheweek.com/channels/interactive/
 - a collection of interactive short films.

Interactive films usually have multiple plot lines. Most interactive films have several endings based on the viewers' choices. It is quite rare to find interactive short films that have a single ending no matter what choices the viewers make during its course.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPd8tD_G9ZU - (Choices by ChoicesforLifeTV)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mk-HvA-LNY - (Sirens - The Interactive Film)
- these films are typical choice-based interactive shorts with multiple endings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlUaN2oCOzs - (The Escape by ACDF Productions)
- a game-based interactive short film.

http://www.fiveminutes.gs - (FIVE MINUTES)
- this interactive short film utilizes interaction instead of choices.

From the research, the single ending is heavily considered for this idea as very little works based on this narrative approach could be found.



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