Prototype

When deciding on the best way to gather stories, the most obvious and convenient way for everyone in involved would be a website. By using a website this allows anyone who wants to become a user of the project to easily access the process and submit their stories. As I am hoping to using visual narratives as a way of giving the user some guidance on how the story should go I used the images that are printed on the Rory Story cubes as these were used in my first round of testing. The prototype for the website is quite simple. I separated the images into the parts representing the 3 act structure I have been basing this project on. In each section the user will be given an action picture and two objects. The user is free to use these visuals in anyway they would like. They can use the object for what is or any idea or concept once it fits with the image. The images will be the same for each user so the themes and ideas that come from it will all fit together.

My hope is to keep each Act separate and look at the possibility of merging several users stories into one. Each user will submit three separate mini stories (beginning, middle, end) which all work together as one and I will take the best beginning, middle and end to create the best and most dynamic story possible.

The end result when the stories are gathered is to produce a short film based on the stories given. For this to happen, I have chosen images that can be represented through video and images that are not too crazy or out there for example; I stayed away from images like mermaids, anything under water or from outer space etc.

This prototype will be shown to people and they will be asked their opinion on how they feel the process works. Any feedback given will go to improving the first design and making the website as clear to use as possible.

Below is the image of the first prototype: