SM1205 Interactivity Assignment 1 Nonlinear Storytelling Spring 2011SCM-CityU1

Topic Topic: branching and/or nonlinear storytelling – More than one possible plotlines and/or endings Spring 2011SCM-CityU2

Linear Storytelling Single path and single conclusion storyline – Lack of user interaction – NOT what we want! Spring 2011SCM-CityU3

Branching Storytelling Offer user consequential choices – Each user decision offers a unique storyline Spring 2011SCM-CityU4

Nonlinear Storytelling Offers the user the chance to control the order of the stages between the beginning and end Spring 2011SCM-CityU5

Branching & Nonlinear Storytelling Allow the audience to choose from multiple different paths and endings Spring 2010SCM-CityU6 Start End 1 End 2 Spring 2011SCM-CityU6

Requirements Technical – Flash + ActionScript 3.0 – Jumping between key frames with user interaction (ref: album demo) – Having at least three event listeners No requirement for event types – Using if conditionals Using else or else-if is optional Content – Having branching or nonlinear storytelling structure – Supporting user interactivity User choices leading to different storylines or endings Documentation – Title, motivation, how-to-use, screenshots, references Spring 2011SCM-CityU7

Optional Tasks Optional tasks – Write and use your own functions (NOT as event listeners) With or without parameters With or without returning values – Use multiple else-if statements – Nested if conditionals Spring 2011SCM-CityU8

Submission & Presentation Submission – Via ACS.fla,.swf,.doc (documentation) files and other files Max total file size: 30M – Deadline: 13:00:00, Thursday, 24 Feb, 2011 In-class presentation, 24 Feb – Each student has roughly 5 minutes for presentation Spring 2011SCM-CityU9

Assessment Based on – Implementation difficulty + UI design creativity (80%) – Presentation performance (10%) – Documentation (10%) Note: if you use any technique which has not been taught in this course, you must state its source or reference in the documentation clearly – Otherwise, some marks will be deducted ActionScript 2.0 is NOT allowed! No proper indentation in code will cause 5% mark deduction – Especially for if conditionals and functions Spring 2011SCM-CityU10

References Exploring interactive narrative Flowcharts and story boards Wiki: nonlinear narrative Wiki: multiple endings Spring 2011SCM-CityU11