Transmedia Fairy Tale Project
- Sara Francis
- Jan 23, 2018
- 3 min read
For my assignments of Weeks 1 and 2 of Gaming and Transmedia Storytelling, I was instructed to first write and format a children's book based off of a fairy tale. Then, I was to create a Transmedia campaign for the new universe I had created. Below I have shared with you the links to the many different social media and storytelling components for the "Adventures of Wobot" universe as well as my explanations for each. (Children's book will be shared in a future post)
Twitter Page - Wobot's Twitter
What I enjoyed about this assignment was that the character I am bringing to life isn’t unfamiliar. Wobot has been a doodle of mine for a long time now and he is something I was able to call my own. Now, he is a character that I can breathe life into and share with the world. However, Twitter was not where I thought I would start. I have done similar things with the characters from my novels, but I never started with a twitter for them. However, that didn’t stop me. I created his account envisioning him as a real thing, tweeting his adventures with the world. He first started by telling everyone who he was. When the world seemed to know a bit about him and his past adventures, then he tweeted about his experience in the workshop, that coincided with the children’s story.
Audio Component - Link: Sound Cloud: A Robot's Secrets
For the audio portion of this assignment, I was first going to have Wobot narrate his own story. However, I realized 1) I couldn’t get my voice to sound like I wanted for him and 2) Wobot has enough social media to manage on his own. So, I brought in a whole new character: his creator’s daughter. Despite Wobot’s cute demeanor, his story is deeper and darker than one may think. While the book was obviously intended for children, I figured older individuals could get involved in the universe with something more their level. So, I recorded a log in Logic Pro X, adding sound effects and audio adjustments. This episode is Wobot’s beginning and a glimpse into what he was actually created for. Finally, I posted it to Soundcloud as the first entry of the daughter's logs. The audio is definitely the most serious part of the universe.
Blog Component - Link: Wordpress: The Adventures of Wobot
For the blog, I wanted to create something like a travel blog. Online there are many sites where they share travel experiences, advice, and so on. However, none of the travelers are quite like Wobot. Understanding this, he wants to share his knowledge with other humans and bots. So, his adventure blog was born. His first post is a “Welcome” blog where he talks a little about himself and what the audience can expect. His second post is where he gives his definition of an “adventure” before diving too deep into it. Finally, he shares ideas of what bots and humans can do to have a great first adventure. This blog is meant to reveal how clever and kind Wobot actually is while also sharing helpful information to aspiring explorers.
For Wobot’s Facebook account, I decided to make it the center of all his other social media. Since Wobot doesn’t have an official website, his Facebook can be used instead. On his Facebook, he shares content from his Twitter, YouTube, and blog. On FB his contact information can be found in case someone wants to go on an adventure with him or has any questions. Along with sharing his other content, he posts more photos and gives longer descriptions. Since Twitter’s word count is limited, if there is a personal story that he would like to share he would do it on Facebook.
Video Component - 5 Adventure Safety Tips
The YouTube video was a little challenging for me. At first, I tried to create it in Adobe’s Character creator by making Wobot his own custom puppet. Unfortunately, that backfired and I was on a time crunch, so I couldn’t figure out what went wrong. So, I decided to do a safety video with a sort of stop-motion effect. I set up a camera on my kitchen table with it facing the paper below. Careful not to show who I was, I drew out each scene and adventure safety tip. Then, I edited it in Premiere to give it the stop motion effect. Finally, I posted it to YouTube. This video is alluding to a possible series of tips and adventure videos, to accompany the blog.
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