PRESENTATION OUTLINE
what is an interactive documentary?
non-fiction narratives told on digital platforms which allow the user to augment or change
the story experience
what makes it interactive?
- multiple entry & exit points
- fluid & transmutable
- plastic by nature
- audience has more control
- time element is variable
hawaii, paradise in peril?
hawaii's native forests only 8% left
real-life, beautifully rendered, exquisitely soundscaped, richly textured environments that recreate the experience of getting to and walking through a wild, remote Hawaiian forest.
You are the main character
encounter different
rare Hawaiian forests
meet people who share their stories of the forest
younger audiences don't
watch TV or films
how do you engage these audiences that traditional documentary film doesn't reach?
design an iPad story app for
young adults (12-18 years old)
to get them in a real forest
self-motivated activities,
users explore worlds freely
element of discovery & mystery
integrate video game potentials, serial TV dramatic structure, contemporary YA novel themes
RETURN OF THE NATIVE: HAWAII is the first of its kind.
user experience is centered on immersive storytelling
users play the protagonist as a
15-year-old ready for adventure.
they discover stories hidden in
the forest, each a unique path
and user experience
stories about recovered forests that are seeing the return of extraordinary rare birds and plants found nowhere else in the world
told by scientists, hunters, naturalists, Hawaiian cultural experts and historians