Five Trees Forest - Creative Clusters Summer School

Telling stories by mobile A brief look at Five Trees Forest, an interactive story using mobile technology developed by Common Agency 06.07.09

How to tell a story Telling stories by mobile 06.07.09

Telling stories on mobile How to tell a story  As with digital services, an effective story relies on a mix of content, delivery, context and style ...hopefully with a little magic.  Template [content]  Monologue  Upstairs  Superhero  Map Images used with permission from ’99 Ways To Tell A Story’ by Matt Madden. Go get it!... http://www.exercisesinstyle.com/ http://www.commonagency.com/ 3

Telling stories on mobile How to tell a story  As with digital services, an effective story relies on a mix of content, delivery, context and style ...hopefully with a little magic.  Template  Monologue [delivery]  Upstairs  Superhero  Map Images used with permission from ’99 Ways To Tell A Story’ by Matt Madden. Go get it!... http://www.exercisesinstyle.com/ http://www.commonagency.com/ 4

Telling stories on mobile How to tell a story  As with digital services, an effective story relies on a mix of content, delivery, context and style ...hopefully with a little magic.  Template  Monologue  Upstairs [context]  Superhero  Map Images used with permission from ’99 Ways To Tell A Story’ by Matt Madden. Go get it!... http://www.exercisesinstyle.com/ http://www.commonagency.com/ 5

Telling stories on mobile How to tell a story  As with digital services, an effective story relies on a mix of content, delivery, context and style ...hopefully with a little magic.  Template  Monologue  Upstairs  Superhero [style]  Map Images used with permission from ’99 Ways To Tell A Story’ by Matt Madden. Go get it!... http://www.exercisesinstyle.com/ http://www.commonagency.com/ 6

Telling stories on mobile How to tell a story  As with digital services, an effective story relies on a mix of content, delivery, context and style ...hopefully with a little magic.  Template  Monologue  Upstairs  Superhero  Map [magic!] Images used with permission from ’99 Ways To Tell A Story’ by Matt Madden. Go get it!... http://www.exercisesinstyle.com/ http://www.commonagency.com/ 7

Five Trees Forest Telling stories by mobile 06.07.09

Telling stories on mobile Five Trees Forest  Developed in conjunction with  An interactive story across virtual and physical worlds, using mobile and web technology.  Mobiles  Website  Physical space Great story Content is king... but so is structure when crafting experiences http://www.fivetreesforest.org/ http://www.blinkmedia.org/ http://www.commonagency.com/ 9

Telling stories on mobile Five Trees Forest  Developed in conjunction with  An interactive story across virtual and physical worlds, using mobile and web technology.  Mobiles  Website  Physical space Mobiles SMS ‘Text messaging’ Very limited ...simple to work availability of RFID with, easy to use on mobiles so far communication http://www.fivetreesforest.org/ http://www.blinkmedia.org/ http://www.commonagency.com/ 10

Telling stories on mobile Five Trees Forest  Developed in conjunction with  An interactive story across virtual and physical worlds, Sprite Sprite using mobile and web Ben, the Shrunk Washing Witch has I’m going to explode and splatter all the technology. cursed me and Sprite other sprites with rinsed my memory mashed up Pork pie away. I need three Oh no! The Big Flip and mushy peas.  Mobiles things to help me. Flops Witch is back Please, please get to First, give me a new from Hen’s Teeth the Museum of  Website name. Text it to me. Beach. Please pick Witches. Quick! me up from the Reply Options Graveyard of Milk Reply Options  Physical space Bottles. Reply Options http://www.fivetreesforest.org/ http://www.blinkmedia.org/ http://www.commonagency.com/ 11

Telling stories on mobile Five Trees Forest  Developed in conjunction with  An interactive story across virtual and physical worlds, using mobile and web technology.  Mobiles  Website  Physical space Web Large screen, faster, expect richness & more interactivity http://www.fivetreesforest.org/ http://www.blinkmedia.org/ http://www.commonagency.com/ 12

Telling stories on mobile Five Trees Forest  Developed in conjunction with  An interactive story across virtual and physical worlds, using mobile and web technology.  Mobiles  Website  Physical space http://www.fivetreesforest.org/ http://www.blinkmedia.org/ http://www.commonagency.com/ 13

Telling stories on mobile Five Trees Forest  Developed in conjunction with  An interactive story across virtual and physical worlds, using mobile and web technology.  Mobiles  Website  Physical space RFID / NFC The physical to virtual interface http://www.fivetreesforest.org/ http://www.blinkmedia.org/ http://www.commonagency.com/ 17

Telling stories on mobile Five Trees Forest “You threw ice cold coca cola over her and she melted Future versions and then froze with “Why aren’t you the temperature change into talking to me?” Adapt the content, Sheffield 6th form delivery, context the shape of a frog.” College Showcomotion Conference and style... and magic “Guns n' Roses, Sweet Child o' Audience “I can see a big old User Mine - Great memories of consultation fig tree and hear it feedback being down on my sway in the knees playing air guitar in a User breeze.” dirty rock club every friday” generated Sheffield 6th form College Open online content BBC Staff version More P2P interaction http://www.commonagency.com/ 21

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