Holiday in Italy: Pass 4

This is the 4th and final Story Pass for “Holiday in Italy”. I hope you have enjoyed the journey through Italy, experiencing all of its fabulous cultural distinctions!
This pass combines interactivity with the previous 3 passes which consist of a story in text, image, video and audio.
What has changed since pass 3? I am glad [...]

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Assignment 6: Story Outline

“Secret Sauce: Johnny’s Quest”
Secret Sauce is played from the first-person perspective of Johnny Margherita, our hero, a third generation Italian-American who has lived his entire life in New York City. All other characters are non-player characters (NPC). This educational action/adventure game is designed to provide beginning Italian students, or anyone interested in learning basic Italian, [...]

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Description of Pass 3 Story

For Story Pass 3 I will bring in a CD/ DVD on Monday. The file is too large to upload.
You will open up the PowerPoint. Use the journal tabs to navigate through the story (need not be linearly). Although this is more of an interactivity, I have added it early. The videos will self start [...]

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First Person Flickr!

Summer Vacation ‘97
 
After looking through six photo albums this is the picture that resonates most with me; probably because of the internal conflict I feel when I look at it. I took this photo of my grandparents when I was a teenager, shortly after arguing with them. I remember thinking my grandparents would be around [...]

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Pass 2: Journal Italy

Pass 2: Italy Journal
*All digital images are taken by the author or from Microsoft Office Clip Art.

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BIG

Brunerian Film Analysis of the movie “Big”
The film Big is about Josh, a 12 year old boy, who makes a wish to be “big” while using the fortune telling carnival machine “Zoltar Speaks”. Overnight, Josh’s prepubescent body is transformed into an adult (played by Tom Hanks). Never anticipating that his wish could come true, Josh [...]

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Story – Pass 1

Travel Journal- Italy
Day 1- Rome (Roma)
 
Stepping out of the airport and into the metropolis that is Rome, the “Eternal City” I am hit with an overwhelming olfactory sensation of diesel fuel, cigarette smoke, sweet warm honey covered brioche and freshly baked breads… Ahhhh Rome. It is amazing how a familiar scent can trigger [...]

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Proposal

The following is my proposed strategy for composing a series of transmedia stories.
This story will be an account of my recent trip to Italy. The genre is a non-fiction narrative, written in the style of a personal journal recounting my experience while immersed in Italian culture.
I have chosen this type of story because I [...]

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Introduction

 
 

 
General Introduction
Hello all, my name is Michelle. I live in Jacksonville, FL and work part time at Williams-Sonoma as a gift wrapper. I will be interning in Orlando, FL this summer, so I will spend quite a bit of time traveling between the two cities. This August I will complete both the Master [...]

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