narrative

The visual metaphor is a basic principle of effective interface design. Meaning, in a GUI, arises from the representation of a real world concept in a digital world. Familiar objects mimic their real-world analogues, yet often extend their purpose with “unreal” capabilities. This is true of the desktop GUI. Its world of folders, briefcases, address books, trashcans, and other office implements is not quite the same as its real-life version. At the same time, it is so commonplace that we barely notice it.  read more »

True Tales from the ER is an animated documentary, which is an animation set to real audio. This genre of animation has gotten much attention recently due, in part, to the popularity of Robert Smigel’s animated shorts, “Fun with Real Audio” on Saturday Night Live. In his shorts, Smigel uses audio from sources such as TV interviews with celebrities and then animates to the audio with a liberal artistic license.  read more »

The goal of this project was to develop an interactive learning tool to compare the story and storytelling of two science fiction classics: the 1962 French movie La Jetée by Chris Marker, and the 1995 American movie Twelve Monkeys by Terry Gilliam, inspired by La Jetée.  read more »