Digital Storytelling: An OverviewWhat it is, what it isn’t, and where to find it

What it is•Digital Storytelling is uhh…well….

What it isn’t•Umm…..analog.

So this guy giving the presentation doesn’t know anything about Digital Storytelling…

•Not quite…▫Matt Bethune▫Master or Arts in Digital Storytelling from

Ball State University

•Digital Storytelling means many things to many different people.

The Center for Digital Storytelling•Main location in Berkely, with regional

locations in Denver, Pasadena, Washington DC, Toronto, and London.

•Dana Atchley and Joe Lambert

Example

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEoTKxr9EyY

So what is it according to the Center for Digital Storytelling?

•“A short, first-person video-narrative created by combining recorded voice, still and moving images, and music or other sounds”

•A new way of telling personal stories.•Still photos with audio accompaniment.•Accessible to allwithout high-end

equipment

Museums•Interactive Exhibits•The Culture Shock project

▫Culture Shock is a two year project which collected 1,000 digital stories from people across the North East of England.

▫Put together by Tyne and Wear Museum and Archives.

▫http://www.cultureshock.org.uk▫http://www.cultureshock.org.uk/stories/pola

nd.html

The Choose Your Own Adventure Model

The Choose Your Own Adventure Model

•infinite-story.com▫http://www.infinite-story.com/story/5402/

•chooseyourstory.com

Ball State University•Master of Arts Degree in Digital

Storytelling•2 year program•Core foundation of theoretical based

approaches to studying digital storytelling.

•Thesis track or creative project track.

Creative Projects•Our Magical World - http://vimeo.com/1260

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•The Alhurs - http://www.thealhurs.com

So what is it according to Ball State University?

•Blending digital technologies with traditional storytelling techniques.

•Emphasis placed on nonlinear and interactive narratives. 

Who else uses Digital Storytelling•Other Colleges and Universities

▫Courses in Digital Storytelling at University of Colorado – Boulder, University of Houston, The University of Albany-SUNY

•DePauw University▫Voicethread – Web based collaboration tool▫http://voicethread.com/?#

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So what have we learned?•Digital Storytelling is a new and dynamic

field.

•While it means different things to different people, the general idea is that digital storytelling utilizes digital technologies to find new approaches to traditional storytelling.

Questions?

ITAP Survey - http://tinyurl.com/28444lj

matthewbethune@depauw.edu