The Generation Gap and Web Series
"Perhaps the issues with the fourth wall are not such an issue at all for a younger generation of viewers less trained to blindly accept certain past media conventions. "
http://mymediamusings.com/2008/03/19/the-generation-gap-and-web-series/
Sofia’s Diary: Halfway to “Well Guud”
"Sofia’s Diary takes a straight-up Choose Your Own Adventure approach to interactive storytelling, yet I wonder if the choices aren’t rigged to avoid deviation from a clearly planned storyline."
http://newteevee.com/2008/03/18/sofias-diary-halfway-to-well-guud/
For more links to Sofia's Diary check out our Sofia's Diary portal page.
VOTE: HIT or MISS
When I first heard about the viewers choosing what happens in Sofia's Diary, I have wondered if it would be rigged. The writers would need to plan out a storyline for both scenarios, and if they have an amazing idea for one route, what's to say they wont make sure that is the one that's chosen?
ReplyDeleteI guess we just need to put our faith in the production behind it...
What do you mean rigged?
ReplyDelete"What should Sofia do in the next video?
A. Sit at the dining room table and quietly do trigonometry homework for 3 minutes while boiling water on the stove.
or
B. Get drunk, blow up her new school like she did her old one, and apply for work as a go-go dancer."