Storyboard:
Point of View: I want the story to be from my point of view. This is a digital story about ourselves so I think that would be appropriate.
Dramatic Question: I think my dramatic question should be: “I was eight years old when I received my first gaming console.” “How did this change his life?”
Emotional Content: My story does have a happy ending with some sore parts in the middle. I want to put a mix of videos and slides in my digital story to make it more dynamic and give a more emotional feel. Seeing the storyteller also helps the viewer feel like it is more personal and having a real conversation with them.
Soundtrack: I would really like to include game music from my favorite games in the background to express how much they have affected my life. Games have all the same pieces a great story does so I can still use the game music to change the tone.
Economy: I am hoping that I can keep my story short enough and will probably have to do several versions to get it correct. I will definitely write out my main topics to guide my topic and don’t go off track.
Pacing: The pacing will probably be the hardest part since I want to use video and pictures. Switching between the two media types might make the video seem fast paced and the pictures slow.
Name: Sean Harwell
Title of Digital Story:: Role-playing for Life
Pict:
The Narration:
Video games have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember and have shaped the man I am today.
My first console was a Nintendo 64 that my grandmother got for my brother and I.
Ever since that day I have been enthralled with video games and that led me to select a friend group that loved them too. PS these were not my real friends.
Being a pretty big geek/nerd I got picked on a lot which caused me to get into fights. It didn't help that I was the smallest kid until the 11th grade.
College was my safe haven where I was able to avoid the bullies and find larger groups of nerds like myself.
After a couple years of finding all kinds of people just like me I felt at home in this new world.
I eventually found my way to teaching to help students learn and to get to bullying at its core. I fell in love with teaching students during my clinicals and student teaching.
The extra curriculars that I get to participate in now , such as going to the Greenbank Observatory, have been some of the most exciting experiences in my life and I have met the most wonderful people during those adventures.
I like that you want to use music from your favorite games, this will be a nice touch for sure! The story you shared in this post was a already a wonderful digital story in itself. I am happy that you found a new world in college you could be yourself in and glad your students have you on their side to help them when needed.
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