This is a presentation for the Bonnier Digital Forum in Stockholm, Sweden in June 2016. This takes a look at the opportunities that interactive storytelling gives us to create more engaging content.

1. Interac(ve
Storytelling
Rachel
Schallom
Fusion
@rschallom

2. Many
types
of
interac(ves
• Databases
• Sortable
tables
• Data
visualiza7ons
• Quizzes
• Timelines
• Standalone
interac7ves
• Explainers
• Longform
design
• Lists
• Mul7media
experiences
• Calculators

3. THERE
ARE
THINGS
ONLY
GRAPHICS
CAN
DO

4. Supreme
Court
Case
Explainer
hCp://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-­‐interac7ve/2016/jun/03/texas-­‐abor7on-­‐
supreme-­‐court-­‐interac7ve

5. INTERACTIVES
INCORPORATE
MULTIMEDIA
FOR
DEEPER
UNDERSTANDING

6. Hamilton
Rhymes
Interac(ve
hCp://graphics.wsj.com/hamilton/

7. INTERACTIVES
MAKE
THE
USER
PART
OF
THE
STORY

8. Who
should
be
Hillary’s
VP?
hCps://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/poli7cs/2016-­‐elec7on/vice-­‐presiden7al-­‐
candidate-­‐finder/democra7c/

9. Unequal
Rights
Interac(ve
Video
hCp://fusion.net/interac7ve/295943/unequal-­‐rights-­‐abor7on-­‐guns-­‐
missouri-­‐documentary/

10. Rent
Calculator
hCp://fusion.net/interac7ve/125245/rent-­‐calculator-­‐are-­‐you-­‐paying-­‐more-­‐than-­‐
everyone-­‐else/

11. VIRTUAL
REALITY

12. Walk
around
the
Ferguson
scene

13. There’s
a
lot
we
can’t
say
in
text.

14. Interac(ve
journalism
shows
the
audience
how
the
story
affects
them.

15. When
we
decide
to
do
a
project
• How
do
interac7ve
capabili7es
enhance
this
idea?
• Can
the
readers
find
themselves
in
the
data?
• Is
it
shareable?
• Is
it
a
format
we
can
reuse?

16. QUESTIONS?
Find
us
at
Fusion.net/Series/Interac(ve
I’m
on
TwiWer
—
@rschallom