Igniting the Imagination of Many

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Igniting the Imagination of Many

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Start by considering behavior.

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How do animals search for food?

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How do humans search for information?

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Information foraging theoryis based on the analogy of an animal deciding what to eat, where it can be found, the best way to obtain it and how much “energy” the meal will provide.

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Applying Foraging Theory to how human’s search improves discovery and the usability of various user interfaces.

“Information Theory” by Peter Pirolli & Stuart Card 1999

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People following a path are constantly asking themselves 2 questions.

1. What can I expect to gain following this path?

2. What is the likely cost to reach my destination?

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VALUE

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STORYAS UTILITY

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VALUE@lanceweiler www.lanceweiler.com

CARE

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EMOTIONALLYINVESTED

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VALUECARE

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FUN

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SOCIAL & PARTICIPATORY

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VALUECARE

FUN

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5 WHYS Why should I pay attention?

Why should I care?

Why should I share?

Why should I take the time?

Why should I return?

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Scarcity Abundance

Reward

OWNERSHIP SPREADABILITYCOLLECTA

BILITY

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Building Storyworlds the art, craft & biz of storytelling in 21C buildingstoryworlds.com

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ONLY140 books Scarcity

Each pagesays “set thisbook FREEplease re-tweet.” Abundance

It’s not aboutperfection.

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An idea evolves & gains power with openness.

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A storyworld evolves & spreads whenpeople feel connected.

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Leave room in your design for

Participation &Experimentation

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By

Those formerly known as the Audience

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Emergent Narrative &Collaboration can be messy.

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OPEN

SHARED

FILTERED

CORE

Collaborative Layers

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The STORY LAYER

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Social Connected Personalized Pervasive

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Don't hold tight to your characters. When constructing a storyworld the themes that drive the story are often stronger. #sw21c

From “Building Storyworlds the art, craft & biz of storytelling in 21c”

HYPER LOCAL

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GLOBAL

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Digital

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Physical

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Physical Digital

CONNECTED OBJECTS

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Physical Digital

SOCIAL OBJECTS

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1.5-GHz Allwinner A10 CPU, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage

raspberry pi

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10 Steps to igniting the imagination of many.

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Start with clear objectives.

What is the goal and why does it require everyone?

Encourage experimentation.

Fail fast and learn from it.

Set time constraints.

Break people into groups.

Bring everyone together for recaps and to set goals.

Make it tactile.

Reward often.

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Igniting the Imagination of Many

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Always looking forcollaborators.

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