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occultatio) wrote2008-03-23 12:42 pm
occultatio) wrote2008-03-23 12:42 pm
The 21 Steps
At the risk of turning this journal into a link-dump, I wanted to share this story I found: The 21 Steps.
What I find interesting is that the storytelling method is genuinely unique: it's a spy story told via Google Maps. And it doesn't take the easy road, of just using screenshots of Google Maps as illustrations: it actually turns the software itself into its storytelling medium. Narratologists in the audience, there's some really interesting stuff going on here.
The story itself is fun, though definitley a bit too short to be a really satisfying espionage tale, but it's definitely worth checking out just for the execution.
What I find interesting is that the storytelling method is genuinely unique: it's a spy story told via Google Maps. And it doesn't take the easy road, of just using screenshots of Google Maps as illustrations: it actually turns the software itself into its storytelling medium. Narratologists in the audience, there's some really interesting stuff going on here.
The story itself is fun, though definitley a bit too short to be a really satisfying espionage tale, but it's definitely worth checking out just for the execution.