{"id":87,"date":"2022-06-16T18:19:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T01:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/metetec540\/?p=87"},"modified":"2022-06-16T18:19:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T01:19:59","slug":"task-5-twine-task","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/metetec540\/2022\/06\/16\/task-5-twine-task\/","title":{"rendered":"Task 5: Twine Task"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hope you enjoy my first attempt at Twine in my story<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>The Classroom Mystery <\/a>( To open, copy link address into a new browser tab to force a download of the zip file).<\/p>\n

After reviewing the interactive Twine game, <\/span>The Temple of No<\/span><\/i> <\/a>I felt excited to begin creating my own story in Twine. The idea of hypertext isn\u2019t new to me because I have used it to embed links within documents, emails, and interactive slides for students. However, when beginning my journey with Twine, I didn\u2019t fully realize that I would be starting from scratch versus a document where I click the \u2018link\u2019 button and my connections are made.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bolter mentions that when we use hyperlinks, we can think of the links as \u201ca path through a virtual space and the reader becomes a visitor or traveler in that space\u201d (p. 29). My story was inspired by my love for escape rooms and choose your own adventure stories I read as a kid. What I love about both of these experiences is that your path relies on the decisions you make. In using Twine, I wanted to draw on these experiences for my user to fully emerge in the process of choice. I also related to how Douglas\u2019 (1963) discussion of how a designer would have to \u201clearn how to view, to measure, to analyze, and to evaluate in terms of the functional whole and its purpose\u201d (Section B). To create a compelling hypertext story in Twine, I needed to understand what combination of symbols and text were required to be put together for the result to be visually appealing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once I understood the process, it was time to create a storyboard to plan my hypertext routes. I started this in Twine but then got stuck and did not have consistency between panels. So I switched my planning phase to pencil and paper, which worked well. I was able to see all at one time the road map of where I wanted to go. Once back in Twine, the story flowed together much better, and I found adding things in much easier because it still followed my general plan. Like planning a teaching unit, I quickly learned that having the end in mind was key to my success. Another aspect I thought necessary in my story was the use of visuals. Although tedious, I figured out how to embed images and gif\u2019s into my story, and I think this enhanced the overall feel of the adventure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If I were to use Twine again to create a story, I would want to learn more about how to add sound clips to enhance the story further. That being said, I did enjoy using Twine and I definitely see the potential for how this could be used with students in a classroom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

References:<\/span><\/p>\n

Bolter, J.D. (2001). Writing Space: C<\/span>omputers, hypertext, and the remediation of print<\/span>. Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, pp. 27-46.<\/span><\/p>\n

Englebart, Douglas. (1963). “A conceptual framework for the augmentation of man’s intellect. ” In Hawerton, P.W. and Weeks, D.C. (Eds.), <\/span>Vistas in information handling, Volume I: The augmentation of man’s intellect by machine<\/span><\/i>. Washington, DC: Spartan Books. Available (as “Augmentation of human intellect: A conceptual framework”)<\/span><\/p>\n

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