The episodes are available in five different languages. Alice is 16 years old and has been living in england for almost three years a lifetime record. The snow has been falling fast, and there is still no sign of her parents. Tldl program written by leslie holwerda, teacherlibrarian. Inanimate alice abstract inanimate alice is a work of interactive transmedia fiction that combines text, animation, sound effects and gaming elements. The ultimate goal is to complete 10 episodes spanning alices. Inanimate alice is an ongoing digital novel, an interactive multimodal fiction, relating the experiences of alice and her imaginary digital friend, brad, in. With each episode set in a different country, and reflecting the corresponding culture, inanimate. Inanimate alice is one of the first pieces of digital fiction to combine interactivity, games, and an accessible story with a sophisticated multimedia interface. While her father is off working, and her mother is outdoors painting landscapes, she is inside their temporary dwelling, on her. In inanimate alice, each episode takes place in a different country, and reflects a different culture. Hometown 2 by inanimate alice, released 01 january 2015 1.
Though primarily oriented toward children and young adults, the multimodal narrative can be read and appreciated by all for the complexity of its structure. Inanimate alice is a global story that people from around the world can both easily access and connect with. This blog was begun as an inquiry project for edes 540 university of alberta m. China by kate pullinger and babel is a part of the electronic literature collection and is uniquely different from other pieces. Guardian unlimited books has an exclusive presentation of episode 3. We meet alice at the age of eight and follow her episodic story into her midteens when she bec. Originally designed for entertainment purposes, inanimate alice offers an instructional opportunity to promote 21st century skills in an environment that is unique and inspiring to students.
It tells the story of alice, a young girl growing up in a nearfuture world. Inanimate alice episode 1 by dellsounds free listening. Set in a technologyaugmented nearfuture, inanimate alice tells the story of a young girl who grows up to become a videogame designer at the biggest games company in the world. Inanimate alice episode 4 electronic literature collection.
The ski lifts have shut down for the day and there is heavy snow falling. Their familiarity with the interactive world of the internet allowed students to be at ease with the digital features presented within the story and empowered students to be in control. Inanimate alice in afghanistan is an example of a student made new episode, based on the original text, made by students luke, sahashra and burak in cathie suttons year 6 classroom melbourne, australia. Inanimate alice is a very innovative way of telling as story.
The first time an episode is screened the tension in the classroom builds. The first two episodes are available from the inanimate alice website. By harnessing the power of that role play, teachers can use inanimate alice as an inspiration for guided discovery lessons on the. Inanimate alice is a digital, interactive, graphic novel set in the 21st century. Alice is a digital novel that most students find accessible, interesting, fun and mysterious. China part 1 of an episodic interactive multimedia story. Initial screen the story of inanimate alice is a story of mistakes, deadends, lucky accidents. Alice is 16, an aspiring game designer who grew up constantly on the move. Lecture inanimate alice 1 inanimate alice is different from other books, since the reader interacts in multiple ways. The inclusion of varying text, sound, and imagery in a creative and cohesive way is very timeconsuming and laborintensive. Inanimate alice is an ongoing digital novel, an interactive multimodal fiction, relating the experiences of aspiring game designer alice field and her imaginary digital friend, brad, in episodes, journals, social media, and virtual reality in development. Alice wants to go out to a restaurant, to celebrate them finding her father, but any restaurant is over 500 miles in the opposite direction, because they are in a very remote area of china.
Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. Her parents havent arrived back yet and its getting late. Created by myself and web artist chris joseph, inanimate alice was commissioned and financed by bradfield ltd producer ian harper. Allow students to work in pairs and navigate the story on their own. Lesson 1 2011 78 december 4 november 32 october 39 september 3 watermark theme.
In my teaching experience inanimate alice has proven to be an excellent new media fiction which allows students to develop multiple literacies literary, cinematic, artistic, etc in combination with the. China inanimate alice is the story of a young girl growing up in the early years of the 21st century play inanimate alice episode 1. Alice is worried so she heads out in the thick, blinding snow. Beginning in china when alice is eight years old, and told over ten increasingly complex episodes, the series follows the journey of alice and her closest friend brad. My 2 reading classes and i are so hooked on inanimate alice.
Now that you have explore the adventures of inanimate alice, it it time for you to create a lost episode between episode 3. Amelie my thoughts on inanimate alice episode 1 by dellsounds published on 20140311t10. The stories are told through text, music, games, images, sound effects, and video and are available for free. Is there an episode 5will there be more episodes to come. Inanimate alice combines text, sound, imagery and game elements to tell the story of a girl growing up dreaming of one day becoming a game. She is living with her parents in a remote area of northern china. The last gas station by inanimate alice, released 05 february 2016 1. This is just a wonderful and innovative way to get students engaged and into reading and understanding multimedia elements and how they add to the beauty of the text. Inanimate alice, the story of alice and her imaginary digital friend brad, has steadily become a staple for english teachers, in many countries around the world, interested in exploring transmedia. Inanimate alice combines text, sound, imagery and game elements to tell the story of a girl growing up dreaming of one day.
While it does not include interactive elements, it shows interesting use of. She has made a new puzzle on her player, and she wants to show it to her dad. Remember to keep the 10 tools for digital storytelling in mind when creating your story. Rather than simply reading text, the experience is enhanced with sounds, videos, images, and games. Hometown 2 alice is 16 years old and has been living in england for almost three years a lifetime record. The first episode of garfield and friends aired on september 17, 1988. Inanimate alice tells the story of a young girl growing up in the early years of the 21st century, beginning with her childhood in a remote region of northern china and progressing toward her life as a twentysomething video game designer. Visual novels 27247 tags 2557 releases 68053 producers 9872 staff 20156 characters 89019 traits 2743. She spends time hanging out with friends, roaming the city and going to night clubs. Ask students to add their own choice or more to a class list on the class blog. China, inanimate alice this will take approximately five minutes. Inanimate alice the last gas station teaser youtube. It helps the audience feel more immersed in the story. If you love to read, try this awardwinning, interactive narrative.
Bryan aka sherlock holmes calls on his students to figure out whats going on while reading episodes to include his strugglers. In addition, the format of the project favors short text with little substance, making the project less. Inanimate alice how we accidentally created a digital story for. Inanimate alice is a digital novel with text, images, music, movie elements, and games suitable for students in grades 512. Kongregate free online game inanimate alice episode 1. Episode 1 was screened on yorkshire tv propeller tv, 17th april 2006. As one of my students said after reading episode 1 for the first time. Students play the part of alice, and take an increasingly greater role in the story with each subsequent episode. Episodes 14 of the series were written by novelist kate pullinger and developed by digital artist chris joseph as a prequel to an. The inanimate alice facebook page is a vibrant community in which teachers, parents, and students can go to share their success stories, enthusiasm, and reactions to the story. Since the release of the first episode in 2005, inanimate alice has only come up with four additional episodes. As they progress through each episode, readers are encouraged to make choices on behalf of alice, providing the opportunity for them to experience the elements of cause and effect, a key component in the new australian curriculum hsie descriptors.
Inanimate alice is an innovative text because it combines all the features of digital technology that is of interest to our 21 st century students walsh, 20. Italy is part of an online animated interactive fiction novel created by kate pullinger and chris joseph. Alice is 10 years old and on a skiing vacation in the italian alps. Great outdoors this is the soundtrack to inanimate alice, episode 6. Using your goanimate for schools account, you will create a digital lost episode for inanimate alice.
Inanimate alice consists of four episodes that reside online, with a further six episodes planned. Each episode of inanimate alice become increasingly interactive and gamelike, reflecting alices own developing skills as a game designer and animator. I like how youve put some of alices narrative right. Shipping where one or both of the partners is an inanimate object becoming, in effect, a companion. I really enjoyed this and im looking forward to the next part. Alice has lost her parents, meaning she cant find them and they should be back at the chalet. Six episodes have been completed and a virtual reality experience. One day some unsavoury types are waiting outside school and so she skates across the city to avoid.
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