The Heart of Storytelling: Principles, Not Rules
But rules are open to interpretation, and sometimes arbitrary or even counterproductive when it comes to producing good visualizations. They’re for responding to context, not setting it.
Scott Berinato • Good Charts
five elements that form the basis for communicating a story-based message the emotionally engages the listener. 1. Character: Who is the Story About? Great stories have a central character or protagonist. Is it you? Your company or team? Maybe it’s a customer or client. Once you decide whom your story is about, anticipate how others will relate to
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In emergent storytelling systems, authorship is distributed. The designer or writer creates a system of possibilities and symbols rather than a fixed sequence. Then the player’s presence and choices in that system bring about specific story moments. Researcher Hartmut Koenitz, for instance, argues that interactive digital narratives demand new anal
... See moreMy goal? Find a way to structure a story that would be simple enough for busy people to learn, remember, and apply easily, be flexible enough to cover multiple applications, and still capture the most critical elements, and benefits, of story.
Tamsen Webster • Find Your Red Thread
storytelling is a ritual surrounding a metaphor for life.
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Storytelling is about bringing opposites together and stilling the conflict between order and chaos within.