5. Overview
Humans are wired for story
Digital story tools
Human perception and experience
Audience engagement and control
Narratives organize perception, thought and actions
Put me in the story
18. “Virtual reality technology is becoming incredibly immersive, to the point
where we’ve shown that your brain processes it in much the same way it does
real-life experiences.”
“We absolutely need to consider how this medium will affect people.”
33. Digital self interacts with the imagined “other”
Digital Identity
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43. Narratives organize
perception, thought and actions
Human preference for narrative
Mindset influences
Narratives include:
Character
Setting
Conflict
Plot
Theme
44. • The listener’s
brain
determines
how a story is
heard
• Influence by
– framing
– participation
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45. Virtual Reality
Lets us experience dangerous things
that have not actually happened
Let’s us take & practice new roles
What the eyes see, the brain
believes.
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46. Put Me in the Story
Thank you
Martha.Russell@stanford.edu
@MarthaRussell