This is for my 10th grade english literature students, but may be used by any other students doing the same types of things. If you love to read, try this awardwinning, interactive narrative. Thanks to inanimate alice, i was able to bridge the gap and take students from averse, to reading with enthusiasm, in a short period of time. Inanimate alice in afghanistan is an example of a student made new episode, based on the original text, made by students luke, sahashra and burak in cathie suttons year 6 classroom melbourne. It is also appropriate for traditional genres to begin to blend and reconfigure themselves to take advantage of the capabilities of new media, especially thinking of audiences for whom centuriesold printbased modes of writing must seem very artificial. Alice wants to go out to a restaurant, to celebrate them finding her father, but any restaurant is over 500 miles in the opposite direction, because they are in a very remote area of china. Stream inanimate alice episode 1, a playlist by dellsounds from desktop or your mobile device. Posts about inanimate alice written by inanimatealice. You could say im being silly, shes the girl whos always losing her parents and youd probably be right, but, still they aren. Inanimate alice episode 1 by dellsounds free listening.
Inanimate alice really brought some students out of their shells and had them running into the classroom asking, are we watching a new episode today. Inanimate alice is a wonderful combination of audio and visual text features which lures in reluctant readers and leaves them wanting more. Inanimate alice is a digital novel with text, images, sound, and interaction narrated by a girl named alice who travels the world with her family and her virtual friend brad see trailer, below. The first time an episode is screened the tension in the classroom builds.
Alice is 10 years old and on a skiing vacation in the italian alps. Inanimate alice episode 4 electronic literature collection. She and her parents have ended up in a multicultural city in the middle of england. On thursday 19th of november i started the final unit of the term with my english 102s at grant macewan university edmonton, alberta. Her parents havent arrived back yet and its getting late. Inanimate alice tells the story of alice, growing up in the early years of the 21st century. Alice is worried so she heads out in the thick, blinding snow.
After essays and other academic texts, our final study would focus on the multimodal narrative, inanimate alice. Episode 4 of inanimate alice finds alice going to school at last. With each episode set in a different country, and reflecting the corresponding culture. Reading inanimate alice, episode 3 digital literacy lesson plan 1 of 2. Layla my thoughts on alice episode 1 by dellsounds published on 20140311t09. Rather than simply reading text, the experience is enhanced with sounds, videos, images, and games. We talked about setting and character development, noting that inanimate alice can be read as a bildungsroman. We meet alice at the age of eight and follow her episodic story into her midteens when she bec.
In inanimate alice, each episode takes place in a different country, and reflects a different culture. Inanimate alice also supports a number of literacies, including digital literacy, social and emotional literacy, stem literacy. Kelli mcgraw sharing resources, inviting conversations it pertains very much to the discussion over the term transmedia and the different ways in which it used by educators, politicians, digital publishing. Each episode of inanimate alice become increasingly interactive and gamelike, reflecting alices own developing skills as a game designer and animator. I love how the language is so supported by the graphics that even beginner english language learners can. Inanimate alice consists of four episodes that reside online, with a further six episodes planned. Created by myself and web artist chris joseph, inanimate alice was commissioned and financed by bradfield ltd producer ian harper. Inanimate alice is a digital, interactive, graphic novel set in the 21st century. Uniquely, it is a tale of progressive complexity, each episode reflecting alice s age and digital competency as she grows up. Outside the city they pass a checkpoint without being stopped.
Inanimate alice is a multimodal text that uses audio, animation and interactive elements to tell a story about a girl who is growing up in the early years of the 21st century. Inanimate alice is an innovative text because it combines all the features of digital technology that is of interest to our 21 st century students walsh, 20. Alice is an only child and a lonely child as she travels the world with her parents from episode to episode. Inanimate insanity s2 e1 breaking the ice inanimate insanity ii ep. She is living with her parents in a remote area of northern china. Now, she finds that the socalled stable hometown inanimate alice episode 5. Transmedia storytelling facilitates role play through its interactive nature, and role play improves students abilities to grasp multiple perspectives. Inanimate alice combines text, sound, imagery and game elements to tell the story of a girl growing up dreaming of. Russia by kate pullinger and chris joseph this is a work of fiction told in verse, cinematically, and with video games about the coming of age of a girl named alice. Inanimate alice episode 1 by dellsounds published on 20140311t09. Set in the early years of the 21st century and told through text, sound, images, music and games, inanimate alice is the story of alice and her imaginary digital friend brad. The first episode of garfield and friends aired on september 17, 1988. I would love for students or teachers at other schools to read and comment.
Alice uses text, sound, music, images, videos and games in her adventures, which start at age 8 when she learns that her dad is. Episodes 14 of the series were written by novelist kate pullinger and developed by digital artist chris joseph as a prequel to an. In episode 2, alice is separated from her parents while they are on a skiing holiday in italy. In episode 4, alice must also deal with peer pressure. Now, she finds that the socalled stable hometown life she yearned for is far from. Classrooms around the world are now using inanimate alice as an acrossthe curriculum approach to teaching and learning. Alice feels very cold, so she zips up her jacket and pulls her hat down. China alice is eight years old and living in far northern china. Inanimate alice is an ongoing digital novel, an interactive multimodal fiction, relating the experiences of alice and her imaginary digital friend, brad, in. Inanimate alice is a multimodal text that uses audio, animation and interactive elements to tell a story about a girl who is growing up in the early years of the 21st. Visual novels 27146 tags 2556 releases 67480 producers 9810 staff 19958 characters 88411 traits 2743.
This is a complete listing of episodes from the animated television series garfield and friends. This is the soundtrack to inanimate alice, episode 5. The first five inanimate alice episodes were created on a very low budget and kept simple and short as a result, with very linear narratives. Lecture inanimate alice 1 inanimate alice is different from other books, since the reader interacts in multiple ways. Written and directed by writer kate pullinger and digital artist chris joseph, this series of multimedia, interactive episodes uses a combination of text, sound, images, and games as alice takes us on a journey through her life from the age of eight through to her twenties. Alice is 16, an aspiring game designer who grew up constantly on the move. Hometown 2 readplay the story at the story of a girl growing up dreaming of one day becoming a computer games designer, inanimate alice is told over ten increasingly complex. China part 1 of an episodic interactive multimedia story. But they should have come back to the chalet by now.
She is often frightened as she faces threatening situations, from her father being lost in episode 1, to being left home alone in episode 2, to the dangers in episode 3. First meet alice age 8, drawing a stickman and taking photos to send to her dad. Inanimate alice can also be tied into units on cultural awareness and diversity. Inanimate alice is an ongoing digital novel, an interactive multimodal fiction, relating the experiences of aspiring game designer alice field and her imaginary digital friend, brad, in episodes, journals, social media, and virtual reality in development. Reading the draft australian curriculum for english dace. Maybe its my computer, but the sound was sometimes very strange, some sctrrrrrchcht i dont know the world in english. Inanimate alice aligns with the australian curriculum in several areas including the arts, media arts, english and ict. A very interesting and incisive article by kelli mcgraw entitled defining multimodal was posted today on her blog. They then leave the flat, their things and moscow far, far behind them. The ski lifts have shut down for the day and there is heavy snow falling. Aptly called a novel, this serially published multimedia. She is being homeschooled by her mother, ming, whilst in this remote location. While her father is off working, and her mother is outdoors painting landscapes, she is inside their temporary. It helps the audience feel more immersed in the story.
We agreed to spend the remainder of the lesson reading episodes 1 and 2. Beginning in china when alice is eight years old, and told over ten increasingly complex episodes, the series follows the. Inanimate alice tells the story of a young girl who grows up to become a videogame designer at the biggest games company in the world. The stories are told through text, music, games, images, sound effects, and video and are available for free. They can see an airstrip ahead, and another checkpoint. Episode 5 by 6th pd january 1 2008 5 october 1 september 1. Inanimate alice tells the story of a girl growing up dreaming of becoming a game designer one day. Discovering inanimate alice came at an opportune time for my stage 3 students who were just introduced to byod at school and were eager to use any kind of technology in their learning. For the first time ever, alice has friends her own age, and they do all the things that. Inanimate alice is a multimedia, interactive story told through the eyes of alice, an aspiring game designer and animator. Before i began the lesson i recalled what i had done with other classes mostly. Alices father, john, works in the oil industry and has regular field trips away from their home at.
We had to move places again plus this time we had to change our names. Episodes 14 of the series were written by novelist kate pullinger and. Alice is a digital novel that most students find accessible, interesting, fun and mysterious. Inanimate alice is the story of a young girl growing up in the early years of the 21st century.
Inanimate alice, the story of alice and her imaginary digital friend brad, has steadily become a staple for english teachers, in many countries around the world, interested in exploring transmedia. Feel free to leave posts here to discuss inanimate alice in particular. Inanimate alice combines text, sound, imagery and game elements to tell the story of. Alice down under provides further classroom resources from education services australia to support students creating their own alice stories. What would an episode look like with a deeper and more complex story and characters, an expanded creative team, and.
410 1220 1422 898 1152 83 1451 1313 737 652 1479 1137 1327 523 481 964 1153 729 319 1518 1116 79 687 757 1517 1391 1291 969 1284 1039 609 708 245 1204 278 650 1124