Jackie talks about taking a familiar linear story and adapting it to non-linear format. She discusses a range of media options available and most importantly, the questions to ask when choosing the most appropriate media for your project.

1. Adapting Linear Content to
Interactive Games

2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
• A well known brand
• Has international appeal
• Has a compelling story
• Involves strong characters
• Is age appropriate
• Is available
• Has Cross Media potential

3. Oz – The Magical Adventure
The Challenge
• To create two distinct interactive products
that appeal to the global market
• Design so can reuse assets, recordings etc
• To make a familiar linear story non linear
• To appeal to either gender
• To have a clear narrative but have agency
• To work for a pre-literate audience
• To be totally replayable
• To be educationally sound

4. Oz – The Magical Adventure
Appealing Characters

5. Oz – The Magical Adventure
An Immersive World