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The art of interactive storytelling has finally matured to a point where all that is needed to create a rich multimedia experience is a web browser and an idea. | The art of interactive storytelling has finally matured to a point where all that is needed to create a rich multimedia experience is a web browser and an idea. | ||
[http://mozillapopcorn.org Mozilla Popcorn] is dedicated to bringing interactive storytelling to the creative masses through easy to use software that can turn any video into a [http://popcornjs.org/demos fully integrated web experience]; something which was once restricted to only those with advanced programming skills. | [http://mozillapopcorn.org Mozilla Popcorn] is dedicated to bringing interactive storytelling to the creative masses through easy to use software that can turn any video into a [http://popcornjs.org/demos fully integrated web experience]; something which was once restricted to only those with advanced programming skills. With Mozilla Popcorn, you can do things like [http://popcornjs.org/Demo/shakespeare-is-better-with-popcorn provide a contemporary translation of Macbeth], [http://popcornjs.org/Demo/18-days-in-egypt-demo-2 create a launch pad for events surrounding the Egyptian revolution], [http://popcornjs.org/Demo/europeana-remix explore genealogy and the descendants of WWI veterans], [http://popcornjs.org/Demo/scooter-and-the-big-man create a hypervideo music documentary], [http://popcornjs.org/Demo/radiolab-hyperaudio-player create a hyperaudio radio transcript], [http://popcornjs.org/Demo/cultivating-community explore maps of community gardens while watching short films about them], [http://popcornjs.org/Demo/boaz-sender-demo annotate the President's State of the Union address], etc. etc. etc. | ||
Although young people have a wide variety of digital tools for creative expression at their disposal, there are many important stories which are still not being told to their fullest capacity. We seek to change this by providing a free online curriculum that will teach the skills and techniques behind interactive storytelling, as well as generate a [[#See Also|collaborative ecosystem]] where elements of the production process are shared, augmented, and remixed to expansive new breadths and heights. | Although young people have a wide variety of digital tools for creative expression at their disposal, there are many important stories which are still not being told to their fullest capacity. We seek to change this by providing a free online curriculum that will teach the skills and techniques behind interactive storytelling, as well as generate a [[#See Also|collaborative ecosystem]] where elements of the production process are shared, augmented, and remixed to expansive new breadths and heights. | ||