New Stories

Varying vastly in form and their use of media, this list of digital stories is a work in progress.

If you come across a digital story you think is worthy of inclusion, please email it to mnjorgensen (at) gmail.com

253

A wonderful example of broken narrative. The story is an interesting jumping off point for alternatives to a beginning, middle, end structure.

A Million Penguins

A collaborative digital story writing project by Penguin.

Center for Digital Storytelling

A selection of stories at CDS

Comiqs

A photo story about the french revolution.

Email narratives

Stories told exclusively told over email where the reader receives a 'bcc'd copy' of messages exchanged between two, or a number of people. These stories have a very immediate feel to the reader, as though they are playing a direct part in the narrative.

Hamlet

As you've never seen him before!

Interactive Narratives

Video stories of local significance.

Jonathan Harris work is absorbing, fascinating.

KQED

Examples of stories from KQED digital storytelling initiative.

LiveBook

A collaborative book written by the Facebook and Beblo communities

Mass Transit

A non linear narrative example

[Murmer]

A documentary oral history project that records stories and memories told about specific geographic locations.' [Murmur] participants record local histories often specific to a particular location, then make the stories available via a phone number to anyone that rings it. The number is posted on a marker at the site of the event.

Our First Loves

Stories with a voting aspect at the end. These stories are short and sweet with an effective visual element.

Poetry using code

Ryman Novel

A non linear narrative example - where you can approach the story from several different directions.

Six Authors Six Stories Six Weeks.

Some innovative stories produced with support from Penguin.

Sound Portaits

Audio stories can be powerful, and are certainly accessible way of presenting a story. Sound Portraits has been around a long time, and continue to spark debate and discussion.

Tumbarumba - a Firefox extension that hides stories in your daily searches!

We tell stories

A wonderful varied collection of stories on the Pengin website. Each is unique in its approach. I strongly reccomend taking a look.

Why some dolls are bad

" ... a dynamically generated graphic novel built on the Facebook platform.'

'Writing fused with new media

Flash based stories.

Telescopic Text

A wonderful little story about making tea - a wonderful example of flexible but directed narrative.