Re: [videoblogging] Indecision - an interactive hyper-videoblog post
Yes! Rupert is Doctor Who. I KNEW it. The question is, where have you been hiding your sonic screwdriver? I also agree, of course, that this you tube experiment was great -- inspiring in its simplicity. On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Tim D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was addicted to Choose your Own Adventure style books when I was a kid. As I am still a kid trapped in an adult sized body, I loved every minute of it. Although I was waiting for the one that would be the wrong choice and totally end the entire story - ya know like Oh No! you just sent Rupert spiraling down a black hole never to be seen again. Please return to page 10 to start your quest over again. Rupert, you are a mad man, and I love it. I think Russell T. Davies may find his next Dr. Who living in Canada. Tim http://realitysandwich.wordpress.com On Jul 23, 2008, at 2:50 AM, Rupert wrote: I just used YouTube's new Annotations tool to create a little interactive videoblog story, created very quickly with my phone. Exciting that this kind of thing is possible so easily. You can only see it on YouTube - here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtQg_LCq_T8fmt=18 and I blogged it here http://twittervlog.tv/?p=268 Rupert http://twittervlog.tv/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Lauren Galanter video editor / media designer / filmmaker / videoblogger www.laurengalanter.com www.linkedin.com/in/laureng 610-761-4435 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Indecision - an interactive hyper-videoblog post
On 23 Jul 2008, at 10:50, Rupert wrote: I just used YouTube's new Annotations tool to create a little interactive videoblog story, created very quickly with my phone. Exciting that this kind of thing is possible so easily. You can only see it on YouTube - here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtQg_LCq_T8fmt=18 Nice one Rupert - an entertaining example of what used to be called interruptible video back in the last century. Interruptible because it's only interactive in the sense that we choose the next narrative snippet. Unfortunately, when done poorly, this narrative form picked up the moniker irritainment, since the main attraction of video/tv/film is that we surrender our decision-making faculties to the film-maker and enter into a trance-like reverie - and the requirement to make a decision at each step interrupts our involvement in the film's world. As you probably also discovered, making these kinds of films quickly leads us to the garden of forking paths as Borges described it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Forking_Paths In my experience, this makes narrative resolution extremely difficult. Of course, many videoblogs have no resolution, so perhaps this could work for such open-ended narrative structures after all. Look forward to your further experiments! Cheers, Christian
Re: [videoblogging] Indecision - an interactive hyper-videoblog post
Thanks, Christian. I started out by mapping some Steve Jackson/Ian Livingstone Fighting Fantasy interactive books a couple of years ago, so I could study how they created their stories and avoided the endless proliferation of paths. Their paths diverged and then converged at key points. I'm just trying out a project using the same methods. I agree that videoblogs are more open-ended, and a lot of what is created can fit together in interesting ways. One solution that I want to explore is to avoid the 'irritainment' factor by allowing viewers to sit through an uninterrupted version of a story if they want, but also allowing them multiple layers of options and parallel stories and easter eggs that they can explore on further viewings, each of which adds something to the viewer's engagement with or understanding of the story. But for the moment, I'm just making a big game. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv PS I particularly enjoy your email address. Best I've seen in a long time. On 25-Jul-08, at 1:44 AM, Christian Wach wrote: On 23 Jul 2008, at 10:50, Rupert wrote: I just used YouTube's new Annotations tool to create a little interactive videoblog story, created very quickly with my phone. Exciting that this kind of thing is possible so easily. You can only see it on YouTube - here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtQg_LCq_T8fmt=18 Nice one Rupert - an entertaining example of what used to be called interruptible video back in the last century. Interruptible because it's only interactive in the sense that we choose the next narrative snippet. Unfortunately, when done poorly, this narrative form picked up the moniker irritainment, since the main attraction of video/tv/film is that we surrender our decision-making faculties to the film-maker and enter into a trance-like reverie - and the requirement to make a decision at each step interrupts our involvement in the film's world. As you probably also discovered, making these kinds of films quickly leads us to the garden of forking paths as Borges described it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Forking_Paths In my experience, this makes narrative resolution extremely difficult. Of course, many videoblogs have no resolution, so perhaps this could work for such open-ended narrative structures after all. Look forward to your further experiments! Cheers, Christian [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Indecision - an interactive hyper-videoblog post
I just used YouTube's new Annotations tool to create a little interactive videoblog story, created very quickly with my phone. Exciting that this kind of thing is possible so easily. You can only see it on YouTube - here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtQg_LCq_T8fmt=18 and I blogged it here http://twittervlog.tv/?p=268 Rupert http://twittervlog.tv/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Indecision - an interactive hyper-videoblog post
so much fun! posted one on my facebook profile to scare the mice away! On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 2:50 AM, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just used YouTube's new Annotations tool to create a little interactive videoblog story, created very quickly with my phone. Exciting that this kind of thing is possible so easily. You can only see it on YouTube - here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtQg_LCq_T8fmt=18 and I blogged it here http://twittervlog.tv/?p=268 Rupert http://twittervlog.tv/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Ha! That was great! On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 2:50 AM, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just used YouTube's new Annotations tool to create a little interactive videoblog story, created very quickly with my phone. Exciting that this kind of thing is possible so easily. You can only see it on YouTube - here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtQg_LCq_T8fmt=18 and I blogged it here http://twittervlog.tv/?p=268 Rupert http://twittervlog.tv/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://hatfactory.net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Indecision - an interactive hyper-videoblog post
oh no! I think I made the wrong choice for the tea! now i fear dear Rupert will be up all night making more and more vids to flush out the stories! great fun rupert! On Jul 23, 2008, at 2:50 AM, Rupert wrote: I just used YouTube's new Annotations tool to create a little interactive videoblog story, created very quickly with my phone. Exciting that this kind of thing is possible so easily. You can only see it on YouTube - here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtQg_LCq_T8fmt=18 and I blogged it here http://twittervlog.tv/?p=268 Rupert http://twittervlog.tv/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Indecision - an interactive hyper-videoblog post
I was addicted to Choose your Own Adventure style books when I was a kid. As I am still a kid trapped in an adult sized body, I loved every minute of it. Although I was waiting for the one that would be the wrong choice and totally end the entire story - ya know like Oh No! you just sent Rupert spiraling down a black hole never to be seen again. Please return to page 10 to start your quest over again. Rupert, you are a mad man, and I love it. I think Russell T. Davies may find his next Dr. Who living in Canada. Tim http://realitysandwich.wordpress.com On Jul 23, 2008, at 2:50 AM, Rupert wrote: I just used YouTube's new Annotations tool to create a little interactive videoblog story, created very quickly with my phone. Exciting that this kind of thing is possible so easily. You can only see it on YouTube - here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtQg_LCq_T8fmt=18 and I blogged it here http://twittervlog.tv/?p=268 Rupert http://twittervlog.tv/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Indecision - an interactive hyper-videoblog post
Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 10:50:54 AM, Rupert wrote: I just used YouTube's new Annotations tool to create a little interactive videoblog story, created very quickly with my phone. Exciting that this kind of thing is possible so easily. You can only see it on YouTube - here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtQg_LCq_T8fmt=18 Thoroughly delightful. An interactive Rupert Rant! -- Frank Carver http://www.makevideo.org.uk Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] Indecision - an interactive hyper-videoblog post
Rupurt, Congrats! I say it's about time someone did this! It's well-executed and simple enough that anyone I show this to will get it. I've been dreaming to try this myself too, since the days of reading Fighting Fantasy books, and playing games like Myst / Journeyman Project. We've really come a long way from seeing video as a mere distribution medium to a more hypertextual one. :) Kevin Lim Social Media Provocateur http://theory.isthereason.com This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private email locator: ╔╗╔═╦╗ ║╚╣║║╚╗ ╚═╩═╩═╝ On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Frank Carver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 10:50:54 AM, Rupert wrote: I just used YouTube's new Annotations tool to create a little interactive videoblog story, created very quickly with my phone. Exciting that this kind of thing is possible so easily. You can only see it on YouTube - here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtQg_LCq_T8fmt=18 Thoroughly delightful. An interactive Rupert Rant! -- Frank Carver http://www.makevideo.org.uk Yahoo! Groups Links
