Interaction
Why a Game Tutorial Teaches by Letting You Try
A game tutorial teaches best when it lets you try one low-pressure action first, helping you learn controls through…
The story shelf
All stories
Explore screen storytelling across formats: how interactive choices work, why serial stories return, what animation can do, and how online video finds its shape.
Serials
Anthology or Continuing Cast: Two Shapes for a Series
Anthology or continuing cast: compare how each series shape handles fresh premises, character change, and audience…
Animation
From Painted Cells to Digital Layers: Animation's Working Surface
Animation’s working surface shapes every mark, from painted cels to digital layers. Learn how materials change…
Serials
The Cliffhanger Is Not the Same as a Good Stopping Point
A good stopping point gives an episode emotional shape without forced suspense, helping serial storytellers leave…
Online Video
A Small-Screen Watch Party with One Question in Mind
A small-screen watch party built around one question helps friends notice how a short online video introduces its…
Our point of view
The screen is part of the story
A story changes when you can pause, choose a path, follow it episode by episode or watch it unfold in drawn images. We look at those differences without treating one format as the natural winner.