James Shackell April 10, 2018 Share this article When it comes to Instagram, most travelers focus on filling their feed with photos. But National Geographic’s Neil Shea was more interested in filling his with words. Now, thousands of followers flock to his feed for his uniquely poetic brand of bite-sized travel storytelling. In 2006, Neil […]
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Google Empathy Lab founder: AI will upend storytelling and human-machine interaction
In an echo of studies that say more than half of U.S. households will have a smart speaker in the coming years, the 2018 Tech Trends report released today at SXSW predicts that by 2021 more than half of all computing in developed nations will be performed with voice. To deal with this massive shift […]
The NYT is boarding the AR train — here’s what that means for storytelling
GUEST: The New York Times has just announced it would begin incorporating augmented reality in its journalism. The Times prominently featured the announcement on its website’s front page, speaking to the publisher’s commitment to offer its readers and subscribers the highest quality news content by investing in new digital content technologies. Claiming the move as a […]
‘Monster’ Review: Powerful Crime Drama Finds the Intersection of Race, Justice, and Storytelling [Sundance]
Ever since its publication in 1999, author Walter Dean Myers’ award-winning novel Monster has be a favorite among young adults, providing them a glimpse into the world of Steve Harmon, a black teenager whose life is thrown into chaos when he is arrested and put on trial for taking part in a robbery gone wrong, […]
Mulaka studio Lienzo shows how gaming is the best medium for storytelling
EXCLUSIVE: Developer Lienzo has released a video series explaining the myths and process behind its action-adventure title Mulaka. In this last video, it discusses how it went about paying homage to the indigenous Mexican culture of the Tarahumara — and also why video games are the best medium to explore its folklore. Mulaka will debut […]
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a magic realist adventure about storytelling
According to tales of the Old West, a whole host of unfortunate souls have been known to make deals with the Devil. And that’s exactly what the nameless protagonist does in Where the Water Tastes Like Wine. It’s been nearly two years since Dim Bulb Games and Serenity Forge released an announcement trailer for their […]
How ‘Atlanta’ Expanded the Limits of Storytelling
Donald Glover’s Emmy-nominated show never sacrifices the impact of the joke or the grace of the message. https://media.wired.com/photos/59b952dc33b728552dd53e28/master/pass/ATL_103_0386d-HP.jpg Feed: All Latest
20 Darren Aronofsky Quotes on Filmmaking, Storytelling, and Channeling a Character’s Emotional World
Friday marks the release of Darren Aronofsky’s Mother!, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem as a couple whose relationship is tested when Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer’s characters show up to their home. Our own Jason Bailey called it “formally impressive and deeply disturbing.” While we wait to see the movie, we’re revising some of Aronofsky’s […]
Unlocking the power of VR storytelling — whatever business you’re in (VB Live)
VB LIVE: VR creates infinite possibilities, but it’s still a brave new world where best practices are only just being discovered. Join our latest interactive VB Live event to learn how to use VR to give customers a whole new way to see, touch, interact and engage. Register now for free! “SeaWorld is different from […]
Mandatory co-op fuels the storytelling possibilities of new game A Way Out
Enlarge (credit: EA Originals / Hazelight) LOS ANGELES—Maybe it was the lingering excitement from the EA press conference a few hours earlier. It could have been the long day, the jet lag from his home in Sweden, or the cup of beer on the meeting-room table which kept on getting refilled. Whatever the reason, film and video game […]