When I was growing up, we had many of examples of Transmedia Storytelling. One that stands out most in my mind is Mortal Kombat. It began as a simple video game for Sega Genesis. I probably don't need to explain the game to you as I'm sure, whoever is reading this, you've most likely played it at one point in your life. In any case, it had a group of about ten crazy "people," and i put people in quotes because most of them were mutants with superpowers like freezing people or striking them with lightning. Anyway, you pick one of them and then you begin your quest for victory. In short, you fight all the remaining players that you didn't choose and then finish it with the "boss" as gamers call them (I would've put gamer in quotes but I didn't want to have two words in quotes right next to each other but in reality, anyone who considers themselves a gamer is considered a tool in my book). It doesn't have much of a story line to the game unless you watch the extra movie parts (which I never did since all I wanted to do was kick some ass). In fact, I never understood why the game was such a hit whereas Shaq Fu, a game based around the great basketball player Shaquille O'Neal, was more pathetic than the Average Homeboy.
Next to come after the famous Mortal Kombat video game was the movie. The movie was not nearly as big a hit as the video game, however, it did introduce characters that would in included in the next game that would come out. After the movie, action figures and blankets and lunch boxes were made with the Mortal Kombat characters.
In my opinion, which is somewhat similar to the article we were given, I think the way stories will be told in the future will be drastically different from what it is right now. Unfortunately, for both me and you (you because I can't tell you and me because if I knew I'd be rich) I dont have an answer for how it is going to happen. I like the idea that the writer of the article gave us in that they will use LCD screens to create episodes based on what action figures you have however, that idea seems a little unethical since...well...I don't know...I just know that it's not something I want my children to grow up with. That is, if I ever have children. Boom Son!
1 comment:
Yeah, if we could only pinpoint the way the storytelling process is going to mutate, we could invest heavily and become quite rich...
I remember the Mortal Kombat film and, while not as big a hit as expected, I didn't think it was as bad as the critics thought... In any event, it's an excellent example of transmedia storytelling...
There are a few minor glitches in your post-- "i" when you meant "I" and a couple of places where you use commas with "however" when you probably should have used periods...
You're doing a fine job of having your personality come through via your writing.
Keep it up.
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