Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Introduction to the Second Edition Part One Storytelling: A Tale of Two Generations Chapter 1 Storytelling for the 21st Century Chapter 2 The First Wave of Digital Storytelling Chapter 3 The Next Wave of Digital Storytelling Platforms Part Two New Platforms for Tales and Telling Chapter 4 Storytelling with the Technology Formerly Known as Web 2.0 Chapter 5 Social Media Storytelling Chapter 6 Gaming: Storytelling on a Small Scale Chapter 7 Gaming: Storytelling on a Large Scale Part Three Combinatorial Storytelling; or, The Dawn of New Narrative Forms Chapter 8 No Story Is a Single Thing; or, The Networked Book Chapter 9 Mobile Devices: The Birth of New Designs for Small Screens Chapter 10 Chaotic Fictions; or, Alternate Reality Games Chapter 11 Augmented Reality: Telling Stories on the Worldboard Chapter 12 Storytelling through Virtual Reality Part Four Building Your Story Chapter 13 Story Flow: Practical Lessons on Brainstorming, Planning, and Development Chapter 14 Communities, Resources, and Challenges Chapter 15 Digital Storytelling in Education Chapter 16 Coda: Toward the Next Wave of Digital Storytelling Notes Bibliography Index

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Newly revised and updated, this is the essential guide to state-of-the-art digital storytelling for audiences, creators, and teachers.

About the Author

Bryan Alexander, PhD, is a futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher. His published work includes the first edition of The New Digital Storytelling and Gearing Up For Learning Beyond K–12.