Brett's Blog

Layout of a branching narrative: Image After getting a bit more familiar with Twine through the first and second Tech Tips over the software, I think that I definitely want to use this software for my storybook project this semester. It's simple to use, allows for much greater options when telling a story, and seems to be a great way to brush up on my admittedly rusty HTML skills.  I have always been a fan of "choose your own adventure" stories and other forms of branching narratives, and I've never really had the opportunity to create a narrative like this for a class throughout my time in college. The prospect of having free reign to make a story like this is very exciting, and I plan to make full use of this technology to create a story unlike anything I've ever made before.

Oh Boy, here I go beating people again : Image The Higgledy-Piggledy Palace I think if I retold this story, it would be pretty funny to retell it from the point of view of the spirit with the club. I'd like to think that he's just some dude who likes turning invisible and beating people up with a big stick, and simply jumps at the chance to do so whenever he's asked. Maybe I could even include an angle where God hears Abraham's prayer and understands the urgency of the situation, but all the other angels, who all have crazy powers and authority, are otherwise occupied, leaving him with no other choice than to send in the guy with the club, whose only trait is, you guessed it, beating people with a club. The Rabbi's Bogey-Man This is a very interesting story and one that has a good deal of story angles to pursue if I wished to retell it. I think that if I were to retell it, however, I might go with a more-horror focused style, perhaps borrowing from stori...

Moses, the Toddler Criminal: Image The Quarrel of the Cat and Dog This is a very interesting origin story of why dogs and cats don't get along. This story really puts dog through the ringer compared to cat, who pretty much instantly finds food and shelter. It's also a pretty sad story that paints a picture of spurned best friends. If I retell this story, I'd definitely give it a happier ending that shows that cats and dogs can get along. The Water-Babe The mental image of putting a 3-year old child on trial is hilariously absurd to me, even though it's pretty disturbing that they were ready to murder Moses if the outcome was unfavorable. I could definitely have a lot of fun retelling this story in modern context as something like a hyper-exaggerated, Law and Order-style retelling of a Supreme Court case putting a toddler (who also happens to be the adopted child of the President of the United States) on trial for something ridiculous. I could tell it from the...