Interactive Narratives and Transmedia Storytelling

2Traditional Narrative Texts

 

 

 

This chapter looks at a range of traditional linear texts and considers various successful attempts to break away from narrative conventions. It explores the storytelling works of photographers, film-makers, playwrights; classical narrative structures, the differences between linear and non-linear narratives and the film-editing theories and techniques most relevant to interactive storytelling. A thorough knowledge of traditional story composition, story devices and narrative techniques allows for much greater experimentation with new delivery platforms. If storytellers are going to exploit new technologies effectively they will need to engage in a significant degree of trial and error to create new user ...