Inspiring Narratives through Innovative Storytelling

Some Thoughts on Innovative Storytelling

What defines an innovative narrative?

Innovation in technology

Innovation in content

focus -> journey -> contrast -> connection -> pay-off

Compelling content

Games allow a level of control

Interactive entertainment is becoming the most dominant market and the largest number of "new gamers" are "non-gamers" and represent the growth sector

Interesting narrative examples:

• House of Leaves
• multi-layered
• plays with shapes on the page
• pace (few words versus many on a page)
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead by Tom Stoppard
• Man with a movie camera by Dziga Vertov
• Bad Day on the Midway by The Residents
• Deus Ex Machina
• Voyeur (HBO)
• choose who to follow and witness a developing and overlapping story
• Dark Souls
• XCom: Enemy within by Fire Axis