2.18.2004
Elements of Digital Storytelling abstract
Elements of Digital Storytelling: A taxonomy of terms
– and a lot of questions
http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements
• Nora Paul, Director, Institute for New Media Studies, School of Journalism and
Mass Communication, University of Minnesota, USA
• Christina L. Fiebich, Ph.D. candidate, School of Journalism and Mass
Communication, University of Minnesota, USA
(Their) Abstract
In the first decade of its existence the World Wide Web has been used primarily as a new content distribution channel. It has not yet come into its own as a new medium. In order for the Web to fully mature as a new storytelling medium, not simply as a new digital mechanism for delivering legacy content, content developers and users must develop new storytelling forms which take full advantage of its unique attributes and functionalities.This
paper proposes a lexicon of the elements of digital storytelling that can be used to analyze and test how the unique combinations of attributes are being used in online news storytelling. It reviews preliminary research into the audience effects of various combinations of elements.
– and a lot of questions
http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements
• Nora Paul, Director, Institute for New Media Studies, School of Journalism and
Mass Communication, University of Minnesota, USA
• Christina L. Fiebich, Ph.D. candidate, School of Journalism and Mass
Communication, University of Minnesota, USA
(Their) Abstract
In the first decade of its existence the World Wide Web has been used primarily as a new content distribution channel. It has not yet come into its own as a new medium. In order for the Web to fully mature as a new storytelling medium, not simply as a new digital mechanism for delivering legacy content, content developers and users must develop new storytelling forms which take full advantage of its unique attributes and functionalities.This
paper proposes a lexicon of the elements of digital storytelling that can be used to analyze and test how the unique combinations of attributes are being used in online news storytelling. It reviews preliminary research into the audience effects of various combinations of elements.
