DDES9903 Narrative and Sensemaking

Assessment 1 Brief: Digital

Walkthrough for Linear Story

DDES9903 | Narrative and Sensemaking in Immersive Environments

Assessment Task 1: Digital Walkthrough for Linear Story

WEIGHT 40%

ASSESSMENT TYPE Project

GROUP WORK No

DUE DATE Week 5 Friday 11:55 pm AEST

SUBMISSION What to Submit

REQUIREMENTS An electronic PDF containing a design report of 1000 words (maximum) + a functional

interactive storyboard (a WebGL folder of your digital walkthrough)

Where to Submit

Moodle Submission Portal

The final submission will be checked for originality through Turnitin when you submit.

Penalties may apply for late submission as indicated in the course outline.

Background

The techniques of storytelling have evolved over thousands of years. While they may differ slightly in different

cultures, humanity has used them in literature and theatre since ancient times. In our field of Immersive Design, we

benefit greatly from understanding these traditional techniques. A challenge (and opportunity) that we have is

integrating these traditional techniques with the new tools we have at our disposal.

Assessment Description

You are asked to demonstrate your understanding of traditional western story structures and the successful use

of immersive design to convey a linear story. Use immersive design elements to portray:

1. Exposition

2. Complication/rise/tension building

3. Climax and resolution/denouement.

Start with a very small foundation story (8-12 sentences) that uses the story structures discussed in class. This

may be a re-mixed version of pre-existing content or an original creation. You can then use this as a basis for an

“digital walkthrough” in which you use immersive design elements to convey each part of your story.

“Digital Walkthrough” in this context is a very low fidelity prototype that conveys your story with enough detail to

give a viewer a coherent understanding of your story design. A viewer should be able to independently interact with

your walkthrough and clearly see your design intentions to convey each part of your story. However, the prototype

does not necessarily need to be fully functional.

You must also include a short design report specifying and explaining your design choices. Did you encounter any

difficulties during the process? What was your solution? You are required to support your design choices with

class materials and/or articles.

DDES9903 Narrative and Sensemaking in Immersive Environments | Assessment 1 Brief 1

Assessment 1 Brief: Digital

Walkthrough for Linear Story

DDES9903 | Narrative and Sensemaking in Immersive Environments

Assessment 1 Criteria: Digital Walkthrough for Linear Story

Criteria & Fail Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction

Weighting (<50) (50 – 64) (65 – 74) (75 – 84) (85 – 100)

Story Structure Demonstrates poor Demonstrates basic Demonstrates highly Demonstrates Demonstrates

understanding of functional functional considered sophisticated

60% traditional story understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of

structures. Story traditional story traditional story traditional story traditional story

structure has multiple structures. Story structures. Story structures. Story structures. Story

missing stages, or the structure has a structure has all major structure is highly structure is highly

majority of stages missing stage, or some stages and is coherent, with coherent, with some

require more stages require greater adequately articulated. appropriate use of all innovative use of some

articulation. articulation. major stages. major stages.

Execution Demonstrates Demonstrates basic Demonstrates some Demonstrates well Demonstrates

incoherent use of use of multimodal, considered use of considered use of sophisticated use of

40% multimodal, spatial, spatial, and enacted multimodal, spatial, multimodal, spatial, multimodal, spatial

and enacted elements elements to convey and enacted elements and enacted elements and enacted elements

to convey linear linear narrative. to convey linear to convey linear to convey linear

narrative. Demonstrates basic narrative. narrative. narrative.

Demonstrates little functional Demonstrates highly Demonstrates well Demonstrates

understanding of understanding of functional considered sophisticated

existing theory to existing theory to understanding of understanding of understanding of

justify usage of said justify usage of said existing theory to existing theory to existing theory to

elements. elements. justify usage of said justify usage of said justify usage of said

elements. elements. elements.

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