I want to talk about a little corner of storytelling today and the changes there
storytelling today and the changes there
storytelling today and the changes there in and how those changes are absolutely
in and how those changes are absolutely
in and how those changes are absolutely amazing for education I’ve been I’ve
amazing for education I’ve been I’ve
amazing for education I’ve been I’ve been doing all sorts of things in the
been doing all sorts of things in the
been doing all sorts of things in the digital storytelling world these include
digital storytelling world these include
digital storytelling world these include technote writing writing and directing
technote writing writing and directing
technote writing writing and directing story worlds get to bluebird in a minute
story worlds get to bluebird in a minute
story worlds get to bluebird in a minute and doing online documentaries helping
and doing online documentaries helping
and doing online documentaries helping other program makers and storytellers
other program makers and storytellers
other program makers and storytellers tell their stories in a digital context
tell their stories in a digital context
tell their stories in a digital context and also sort of facilitating how we all
and also sort of facilitating how we all
and also sort of facilitating how we all reach stories in the digital realm so
reach stories in the digital realm so
reach stories in the digital realm so stories are essentially a form of memory
stories are essentially a form of memory
stories are essentially a form of memory they have this unspoken fundamental part
they have this unspoken fundamental part
they have this unspoken fundamental part in our lives because as social creatures
in our lives because as social creatures
in our lives because as social creatures which is a bit rich coming from an
which is a bit rich coming from an
which is a bit rich coming from an introvert like me but as social
introvert like me but as social
introvert like me but as social creatures we have this drive to share
creatures we have this drive to share
creatures we have this drive to share our stories by mem which as I say
our stories by mem which as I say
our stories by mem which as I say essentially memories are memories and
essentially memories are memories and
essentially memories are memories and experiences with other people if we
experiences with other people if we
experiences with other people if we share those things it basically fulfills
share those things it basically fulfills
share those things it basically fulfills fundamental drives in all of us you know
fundamental drives in all of us you know
fundamental drives in all of us you know and here we are at Ted and Ted is this
and here we are at Ted and Ted is this
and here we are at Ted and Ted is this incredible facility for sharing stories
incredible facility for sharing stories
incredible facility for sharing stories and ideas and it’s perfect for me
and ideas and it’s perfect for me
and ideas and it’s perfect for me because you know sitting there trying to
because you know sitting there trying to
because you know sitting there trying to bring the story together bring this some
bring the story together bring this some
bring the story together bring this some speech together and I thought how am I
speech together and I thought how am I
speech together and I thought how am I going to do this and how are going to
going to do this and how are going to
going to do this and how are going to make it this great and let’s just say I
make it this great and let’s just say I
make it this great and let’s just say I kept it concise by looking at other TED
kept it concise by looking at other TED
kept it concise by looking at other TED Talks and one of the talks i came across
Talks and one of the talks i came across
Talks and one of the talks i came across you may well have seen which is by Sir
you may well have seen which is by Sir
you may well have seen which is by Sir Ken Robinson passive little title there
Ken Robinson passive little title there
Ken Robinson passive little title there 40 million views no big deal but I’m
40 million views no big deal but I’m
40 million views no big deal but I’m amazing and I took three things away
amazing and I took three things away
amazing and I took three things away from that and I thought gosh this is
from that and I thought gosh this is
from that and I thought gosh this is actually what my talk is about my talk
actually what my talk is about my talk
actually what my talk is about my talk is going to be about answering the
is going to be about answering the
is going to be about answering the challenges of another talk this is one
challenges of another talk this is one
challenges of another talk this is one that’s 10 years old and Ken’s challenges
that’s 10 years old and Ken’s challenges
that’s 10 years old and Ken’s challenges are still very much with us so he had
are still very much with us so he had
are still very much with us so he had three things that he said in particular
three things that he said in particular
three things that he said in particular that really you know got me interested
that really you know got me interested
that really you know got me interested one was that creativity is as important
one was that creativity is as important
one was that creativity is as important as literacy in education he also said we
as literacy in education he also said we
as literacy in education he also said we tend to get educated out of creativity
tend to get educated out of creativity
tend to get educated out of creativity and he said that ideas of value come
and he said that ideas of value come
and he said that ideas of value come about through an interaction between
about through an interaction between
about through an interaction between different disciplinary ways of seeing as
different disciplinary ways of seeing as
different disciplinary ways of seeing as I love all those things particularly
I love all those things particularly
I love all those things particularly that last one you know the is really
that last one you know the is really
that last one you know the is really taking this gloves off for those first
taking this gloves off for those first
taking this gloves off for those first two but that last one is just it’s so
two but that last one is just it’s so
two but that last one is just it’s so important and um the collision of ideas
important and um the collision of ideas
important and um the collision of ideas is what really gives us creativity so
is what really gives us creativity so
is what really gives us creativity so digital storytelling digital narrative
digital storytelling digital narrative
digital storytelling digital narrative which is you know it’s fairly recent
which is you know it’s fairly recent
which is you know it’s fairly recent phenomenon really we’re absolutely
phenomenon really we’re absolutely
phenomenon really we’re absolutely getting into it but it answers those it
getting into it but it answers those it
getting into it but it answers those it answers those challenges just
answers those challenges just
answers those challenges just marvelously and it does that because it
marvelously and it does that because it
marvelously and it does that because it can create created you can create
can create created you can create
can create created you can create environments for learning that are
environments for learning that are
environments for learning that are essentially creative dynamic social like
essentially creative dynamic social like
essentially creative dynamic social like us essentially um yep so I have to talk
us essentially um yep so I have to talk
us essentially um yep so I have to talk about two types of story today and I’m
about two types of story today and I’m
about two types of story today and I’m not going to get backwards and then go
not going to get backwards and then go
not going to get backwards and then go forward two types of story today but
forward two types of story today but
forward two types of story today but before we get there um I’ve got this
before we get there um I’ve got this
before we get there um I’ve got this metaphor let’s call it a metaphor it’s
metaphor let’s call it a metaphor it’s
metaphor let’s call it a metaphor it’s it’s a bit it’s a bit too wooly to call
it’s a bit it’s a bit too wooly to call
it’s a bit it’s a bit too wooly to call a theory and it’s in two parts but I
a theory and it’s in two parts but I
a theory and it’s in two parts but I think it really explains why digital
think it really explains why digital
think it really explains why digital narrative is so important and and and
narrative is so important and and and
narrative is so important and and and not only that but foundational to the
not only that but foundational to the
not only that but foundational to the thing that is story and so we’re going
thing that is story and so we’re going
thing that is story and so we’re going to talk about you know how foundational
to talk about you know how foundational
to talk about you know how foundational story is to us as human beings but I
story is to us as human beings but I
story is to us as human beings but I think what I’m trying to say is that
think what I’m trying to say is that
think what I’m trying to say is that digital narrative is is bringing
digital narrative is is bringing
digital narrative is is bringing something quite foundational and new to
something quite foundational and new to
something quite foundational and new to the form of story okay so it’s in two
the form of story okay so it’s in two
the form of story okay so it’s in two parts it’s got a little bit of
parts it’s got a little bit of
parts it’s got a little bit of philosophy of mind and it’s got a little
philosophy of mind and it’s got a little
philosophy of mind and it’s got a little bit of Oscar Wilde and it starts with a
bit of Oscar Wilde and it starts with a
bit of Oscar Wilde and it starts with a question and the question is so you know
question and the question is so you know
question and the question is so you know I are stories so foundational to the
I are stories so foundational to the
I are stories so foundational to the experience of being a human being and
experience of being a human being and
experience of being a human being and you know my back-of-the-envelope theory
you know my back-of-the-envelope theory
you know my back-of-the-envelope theory on that is it’s because our ability for
on that is it’s because our ability for
on that is it’s because our ability for self-reflection combines with an
self-reflection combines with an
self-reflection combines with an instinct to be social and in doing that
instinct to be social and in doing that
instinct to be social and in doing that it asks us to take the memories and
it asks us to take the memories and
it asks us to take the memories and experiences that we have and formulate
experiences that we have and formulate
experiences that we have and formulate them in entertaining and and instructive
them in entertaining and and instructive
them in entertaining and and instructive ways to share with others that’s that’s
ways to share with others that’s that’s
ways to share with others that’s that’s really all it is but unpacking that is
really all it is but unpacking that is
really all it is but unpacking that is you know that that in itself is quite an
you know that that in itself is quite an
you know that that in itself is quite an amazing idea so that’s I also sorry i
amazing idea so that’s I also sorry i
amazing idea so that’s I also sorry i also want to read you a couple of
also want to read you a couple of
also want to read you a couple of academics on this subject as well just
academics on this subject as well just
academics on this subject as well just to sort of give myself a bit of support
to sort of give myself a bit of support
to sort of give myself a bit of support in that so yeah let me just read to you
in that so yeah let me just read to you
in that so yeah let me just read to you Roger Shang and the late Robert abelson
Roger Shang and the late Robert abelson
Roger Shang and the late Robert abelson who brilliant psychologists the reason
who brilliant psychologists the reason
who brilliant psychologists the reason that humans constantly related stories
that humans constantly related stories
that humans constantly related stories to each other is that stories is all
to each other is that stories is all
to each other is that stories is all they have to relate put another way it
they have to relate put another way it
they have to relate put another way it comes to into it when it comes to
comes to into it when it comes to
comes to into it when it comes to interaction in language all our
interaction in language all our
interaction in language all our knowledge is contained in stories and
knowledge is contained in stories and
knowledge is contained in stories and the mechanisms to construct them and
the mechanisms to construct them and
the mechanisms to construct them and retrieve them so stories are a form of
retrieve them so stories are a form of
retrieve them so stories are a form of memory and we share those between
memory and we share those between
memory and we share those between ourselves and we also format them we
ourselves and we also format them we
ourselves and we also format them we format them into books we format them
format them into books we format them
format them into books we format them into film we format them into television
into film we format them into television
into film we format them into television you name it that idea of formatting is
you name it that idea of formatting is
you name it that idea of formatting is really really interesting basically we
really really interesting basically we
really really interesting basically we can now say and I’m sure we all kind of
can now say and I’m sure we all kind of
can now say and I’m sure we all kind of knew this intuitive you already that
knew this intuitive you already that
knew this intuitive you already that stories are therefore a fundamental
stories are therefore a fundamental
stories are therefore a fundamental aspect of our lives there an absolutely
aspect of our lives there an absolutely
aspect of our lives there an absolutely foundational part of being a human being
foundational part of being a human being
foundational part of being a human being and we share them all the time
and we share them all the time
and we share them all the time everything we’re doing we’re sharing
everything we’re doing we’re sharing
everything we’re doing we’re sharing them all the time so let’s now retreat
them all the time so let’s now retreat
them all the time so let’s now retreat back to that bright digital corner that
back to that bright digital corner that
back to that bright digital corner that I wanted to talk about in terms of the
I wanted to talk about in terms of the
I wanted to talk about in terms of the storytelling universe and ask another
storytelling universe and ask another
storytelling universe and ask another question this time the question is okay
question this time the question is okay
question this time the question is okay so what if the format of that story
so what if the format of that story
so what if the format of that story could be more like us not static but
could be more like us not static but
could be more like us not static but dynamic social adaptive wouldn’t that be
dynamic social adaptive wouldn’t that be
dynamic social adaptive wouldn’t that be able to create a ver
able to create a ver
able to create a ver a very impressive very creative very
a very impressive very creative very
a very impressive very creative very interesting environment for learning yes
interesting environment for learning yes
interesting environment for learning yes yes it would all right so that’s that
yes it would all right so that’s that
yes it would all right so that’s that bit and then the second bit is Oscar
bit and then the second bit is Oscar
bit and then the second bit is Oscar Wilde who knows the story of the
Wilde who knows the story of the
Wilde who knows the story of the portrait of Dorian Gray yeah a story for
portrait of Dorian Gray yeah a story for
portrait of Dorian Gray yeah a story for our times I think so anyway really all
our times I think so anyway really all
our times I think so anyway really all right I’m going to give a little
right I’m going to give a little
right I’m going to give a little synopsis because um it’s great to be
synopsis because um it’s great to be
synopsis because um it’s great to be reminded of these things so it really is
reminded of these things so it really is
reminded of these things so it really is a time the store too but I think you’ll
a time the store too but I think you’ll
a time the store too but I think you’ll see why it’s kind of appropriate to knit
see why it’s kind of appropriate to knit
see why it’s kind of appropriate to knit to the now basically a very fortunate
to the now basically a very fortunate
to the now basically a very fortunate young man um you might say beautiful
young man um you might say beautiful
young man um you might say beautiful young men he’s his influence to pursue a
young men he’s his influence to pursue a
young men he’s his influence to pursue a life of hedonism and high aesthetics so
life of hedonism and high aesthetics so
life of hedonism and high aesthetics so basically go out party have a good time
basically go out party have a good time
basically go out party have a good time just think of yourself and he’s he’s
just think of yourself and he’s he’s
just think of yourself and he’s he’s inspired to do this just as a portrait
inspired to do this just as a portrait
inspired to do this just as a portrait of him is being finished by you know a
of him is being finished by you know a
of him is being finished by you know a famous artist and the portraits going
famous artist and the portraits going
famous artist and the portraits going really really well and I’m just you know
really really well and I’m just you know
really really well and I’m just you know that actually it’s interesting the
that actually it’s interesting the
that actually it’s interesting the artist is like no no no III don’t want
artist is like no no no III don’t want
artist is like no no no III don’t want anyone to influence this man i’m
anyone to influence this man i’m
anyone to influence this man i’m capturing this purity of this of youth
capturing this purity of this of youth
capturing this purity of this of youth basically and then this you know this
basically and then this you know this
basically and then this you know this head earnest comes in and blows it you
head earnest comes in and blows it you
head earnest comes in and blows it you know this last conversation before the
know this last conversation before the
know this last conversation before the portraits finished so encapsulated into
portraits finished so encapsulated into
portraits finished so encapsulated into the portrait is this tainting i suppose
the portrait is this tainting i suppose
the portrait is this tainting i suppose of this character and i’m sure enough
of this character and i’m sure enough
of this character and i’m sure enough sure enough the portrait gets finished
sure enough the portrait gets finished
sure enough the portrait gets finished dorian takes the portrait from the
dorian takes the portrait from the
dorian takes the portrait from the painter he sort of obviously feels a bit
painter he sort of obviously feels a bit
painter he sort of obviously feels a bit weird about it he puts it in the attic
weird about it he puts it in the attic
weird about it he puts it in the attic and goes about his business of living
and goes about his business of living
and goes about his business of living large now what happens essentially is
large now what happens essentially is
large now what happens essentially is that as he lives large he makes all
that as he lives large he makes all
that as he lives large he makes all sorts of moral decisions some of those
sorts of moral decisions some of those
sorts of moral decisions some of those decisions or basically a lot of those
decisions or basically a lot of those
decisions or basically a lot of those decisions are not so good and the the
decisions are not so good and the the
decisions are not so good and the the portrait in the attic or in the room
portrait in the attic or in the room
portrait in the attic or in the room upstairs begins to reflect those
upstairs begins to reflect those
upstairs begins to reflect those decisions whereas beautiful Dorian just
decisions whereas beautiful Dorian just
decisions whereas beautiful Dorian just stays beautiful unscathed completely so
stays beautiful unscathed completely so
stays beautiful unscathed completely so I’m spoiler alert it ends badly but
I’m spoiler alert it ends badly but
I’m spoiler alert it ends badly but anyway we’ll move away from Dorian now
anyway we’ll move away from Dorian now
anyway we’ll move away from Dorian now the point is that
the point is that
the point is that let’s just let’s just fixate on that
let’s just let’s just fixate on that
let’s just let’s just fixate on that that narrative device the the magic
that narrative device the the magic
that narrative device the the magic portrait digital narrative can take a
portrait digital narrative can take a
portrait digital narrative can take a narrative a narrative device like that
narrative a narrative device like that
narrative a narrative device like that and just realize it in these
and just realize it in these
and just realize it in these extraordinary new ways and that in
extraordinary new ways and that in
extraordinary new ways and that in itself is is very exciting so a little
itself is is very exciting so a little
itself is is very exciting so a little bit further on now okay this is the last
bit further on now okay this is the last
bit further on now okay this is the last part of the metaphor and this is
part of the metaphor and this is
part of the metaphor and this is audience participation bit which is
audience participation bit which is
audience participation bit which is again really rich coming from someone
again really rich coming from someone
again really rich coming from someone who loves audience participants well I
who loves audience participants well I
who loves audience participants well I love the singing how that was fantastic
love the singing how that was fantastic
love the singing how that was fantastic actually that’s why I’m still here
actually that’s why I’m still here
actually that’s why I’m still here basically I gave me a lot of courage
basically I gave me a lot of courage
basically I gave me a lot of courage definitely um okay so it might help to
definitely um okay so it might help to
definitely um okay so it might help to close your eyes for sentence it’s really
close your eyes for sentence it’s really
close your eyes for sentence it’s really it’s really not much but this next
it’s really not much but this next
it’s really not much but this next sentence I want you to bring to mind a
sentence I want you to bring to mind a
sentence I want you to bring to mind a photograph that is you’re really
photograph that is you’re really
photograph that is you’re really familiar with might be that you’ve been
familiar with might be that you’ve been
familiar with might be that you’ve been in your life for a long time and now
in your life for a long time and now
in your life for a long time and now think about maybe you’ve looked at that
think about maybe you’ve looked at that
think about maybe you’ve looked at that picture and you thought something’s
picture and you thought something’s
picture and you thought something’s different about it this time something’s
different about it this time something’s
different about it this time something’s changed well obviously the picture
changed well obviously the picture
changed well obviously the picture hasn’t changed you’ve changed your
hasn’t changed you’ve changed your
hasn’t changed you’ve changed your experiences your memories in the world
experiences your memories in the world
experiences your memories in the world had changed and so the picture begins to
had changed and so the picture begins to
had changed and so the picture begins to look a bit different you might
look a bit different you might
look a bit different you might rationalize that but now think about a
rationalize that but now think about a
rationalize that but now think about a book or a film that you know you love
book or a film that you know you love
book or a film that you know you love that you’ve seen before and then years
that you’ve seen before and then years
that you’ve seen before and then years later you come back and you see it again
later you come back and you see it again
later you come back and you see it again and you’re like oh yeah that that was
and you’re like oh yeah that that was
and you’re like oh yeah that that was different well obviously it was a static
different well obviously it was a static
different well obviously it was a static piece of storytelling and it’s you
piece of storytelling and it’s you
piece of storytelling and it’s you that’s changed well what is a bitch
that’s changed well what is a bitch
that’s changed well what is a bitch could change you know what if some
could change you know what if some
could change you know what if some through interaction with not just life
through interaction with not just life
through interaction with not just life and your experiences but the picture
and your experiences but the picture
and your experiences but the picture itself what if it could change oh he’s
itself what if it could change oh he’s
itself what if it could change oh he’s supposed to like not disappear in a
supposed to like not disappear in a
supposed to like not disappear in a blink he’s like fade out mysteriously
blink he’s like fade out mysteriously
blink he’s like fade out mysteriously but you know and say
so yet a digital store a digital tool
so yet a digital store a digital tool set makes possible a story that is
set makes possible a story that is
set makes possible a story that is basically adaptive not static
basically adaptive not static
basically adaptive not static potentially much more like memory and
potentially much more like memory and
potentially much more like memory and therefore much more like us which is a
therefore much more like us which is a
therefore much more like us which is a really interesting proposition for
really interesting proposition for
really interesting proposition for education ok now I’m going to talk about
education ok now I’m going to talk about
education ok now I’m going to talk about some work so um digital has touched many
some work so um digital has touched many
some work so um digital has touched many many areas of let’s call it more
many areas of let’s call it more
many areas of let’s call it more traditional storytelling so books are no
traditional storytelling so books are no
traditional storytelling so books are no longer in print audio like radio and
longer in print audio like radio and
longer in print audio like radio and television have decoupled from
television have decoupled from
television have decoupled from appointment viewing and we can sort of
appointment viewing and we can sort of
appointment viewing and we can sort of pretty much see them when we want to now
pretty much see them when we want to now
pretty much see them when we want to now and listen to them I mean it’s been a
and listen to them I mean it’s been a
and listen to them I mean it’s been a complete revolution for what we used to
complete revolution for what we used to
complete revolution for what we used to call radio it’s extraordinary and yeah
call radio it’s extraordinary and yeah
call radio it’s extraordinary and yeah cinema is available for a much longer
cinema is available for a much longer
cinema is available for a much longer period of time now on so many devices so
period of time now on so many devices so
period of time now on so many devices so digital in sort of in certain functional
digital in sort of in certain functional
digital in sort of in certain functional ways and to some extent aesthetic ways
ways and to some extent aesthetic ways
ways and to some extent aesthetic ways has already touched storytelling in many
has already touched storytelling in many
has already touched storytelling in many many ways but the one you know the types
many ways but the one you know the types
many ways but the one you know the types that I want to talk about our emerging
that I want to talk about our emerging
that I want to talk about our emerging and especially this first one so about
and especially this first one so about
and especially this first one so about five and a half years ago which is like
five and a half years ago which is like
five and a half years ago which is like 50 years in internet years by the way so
50 years in internet years by the way so
50 years in internet years by the way so here’s lot that all but I’m maybe not
here’s lot that all but I’m maybe not
here’s lot that all but I’m maybe not that young but some about five and a
that young but some about five and a
that young but some about five and a half years ago worked on this brilliant
half years ago worked on this brilliant
half years ago worked on this brilliant project called Bluebird a are with a
project called Bluebird a are with a
project called Bluebird a are with a group of people at the ABC and we were
group of people at the ABC and we were
group of people at the ABC and we were exploring new ways of telling drama and
exploring new ways of telling drama and
exploring new ways of telling drama and new ways of and new ways of telling
new ways of and new ways of telling
new ways of and new ways of telling stories for sure but I think some of the
stories for sure but I think some of the
stories for sure but I think some of the aspirations we had don’t match the
aspirations we had don’t match the
aspirations we had don’t match the aspirations we came out with what we
aspirations we came out with what we
aspirations we came out with what we came out with was spectacular in terms
came out with was spectacular in terms
came out with was spectacular in terms of a series of lessons that can be
of a series of lessons that can be
of a series of lessons that can be applied to education and which I’m very
applied to education and which I’m very
applied to education and which I’m very excited about so Bluebird is absolutely
excited about so Bluebird is absolutely
excited about so Bluebird is absolutely an example of a story or a picture that
an example of a story or a picture that
an example of a story or a picture that when it’s looked at it’s changed from
when it’s looked at it’s changed from
when it’s looked at it’s changed from being looked at it absolutely took the
being looked at it absolutely took the
being looked at it absolutely took the audience and brought them to the center
audience and brought them to the center
audience and brought them to the center it made them highly participatory and
it made them highly participatory and
it made them highly participatory and basically the story of blue bed itself
basically the story of blue bed itself
basically the story of blue bed itself was a collision between the storytellers
was a collision between the storytellers
was a collision between the storytellers us and the audience
us and the audience
us and the audience that was very very interesting and very
that was very very interesting and very
that was very very interesting and very very complicated but the outcome of that
very complicated but the outcome of that
very complicated but the outcome of that was magnificent as a learning experience
was magnificent as a learning experience
was magnificent as a learning experience so Bluebird played out online when we
so Bluebird played out online when we
so Bluebird played out online when we say alternate reality what we’re talking
say alternate reality what we’re talking
say alternate reality what we’re talking about is kind of like this juxtaposition
about is kind of like this juxtaposition
about is kind of like this juxtaposition between reality and so what might happen
between reality and so what might happen
between reality and so what might happen in reality and what is happening in
in reality and what is happening in
in reality and what is happening in reality so it’s almost like a war of the
reality so it’s almost like a war of the
reality so it’s almost like a war of the worlds for our times if you like of
worlds for our times if you like of
worlds for our times if you like of course you can’t do War of the Worlds
course you can’t do War of the Worlds
course you can’t do War of the Worlds anymore because we’ve got multimedia the
anymore because we’ve got multimedia the
anymore because we’ve got multimedia the idea of pulling the wool over off our
idea of pulling the wool over off our
idea of pulling the wool over off our heads alienates completely so we didn’t
heads alienates completely so we didn’t
heads alienates completely so we didn’t try for that but what we what we do is
try for that but what we what we do is
try for that but what we what we do is we sacrifice the fourth wall arm by
we sacrifice the fourth wall arm by
we sacrifice the fourth wall arm by saying okay I know this is an alternate
saying okay I know this is an alternate
saying okay I know this is an alternate reality but i’m going to go headlong
reality but i’m going to go headlong
reality but i’m going to go headlong into it anyway so people spent a long
into it anyway so people spent a long
into it anyway so people spent a long time working through the plot of
time working through the plot of
time working through the plot of Bluebird breaking things open moving
Bluebird breaking things open moving
Bluebird breaking things open moving that plot forward and in the process
that plot forward and in the process
that plot forward and in the process because it was about a quite a complex
because it was about a quite a complex
because it was about a quite a complex subject it was about some geoengineering
subject it was about some geoengineering
subject it was about some geoengineering they learned a lot of different
they learned a lot of different
they learned a lot of different multidisciplinary facts and brought
multidisciplinary facts and brought
multidisciplinary facts and brought those together into theories and as they
those together into theories and as they
those together into theories and as they brought their theories and they raised
brought their theories and they raised
brought their theories and they raised their theories and socially people
their theories and socially people
their theories and socially people commented on those theories and they all
commented on those theories and they all
commented on those theories and they all sort of surface these ideas for up and
sort of surface these ideas for up and
sort of surface these ideas for up and the plot as a result move forward I’m
the plot as a result move forward I’m
the plot as a result move forward I’m just showing you sort of some slides of
just showing you sort of some slides of
just showing you sort of some slides of images here so for instance you can see
images here so for instance you can see
images here so for instance you can see here someone i’m just about to talk to
here someone i’m just about to talk to
here someone i’m just about to talk to it’s a melbourne actually a melbourne
it’s a melbourne actually a melbourne
it’s a melbourne actually a melbourne year 11 high school student and his
year 11 high school student and his
year 11 high school student and his highly developed theory about the
highly developed theory about the
highly developed theory about the mesosphere yeah so when when Bluebird
mesosphere yeah so when when Bluebird
mesosphere yeah so when when Bluebird was in full swing one day I received we
was in full swing one day I received we
was in full swing one day I received we received an email from Ken Caldeira who
received an email from Ken Caldeira who
received an email from Ken Caldeira who is a leading climate scientist from
is a leading climate scientist from
is a leading climate scientist from Carnegie Institute for science he was
Carnegie Institute for science he was
Carnegie Institute for science he was forwarding an email from from Daniel
forwarding an email from from Daniel
forwarding an email from from Daniel Sullivan a year 11 student at the time
Sullivan a year 11 student at the time
Sullivan a year 11 student at the time at Melbourne high school Daniel had
at Melbourne high school Daniel had
at Melbourne high school Daniel had written to him all by himself having
written to him all by himself having
written to him all by himself having unlocked these amazing pictures from
unlocked these amazing pictures from
unlocked these amazing pictures from Bluebird we can see here sort of flying
Bluebird we can see here sort of flying
Bluebird we can see here sort of flying saucer like helium balloons that are
saucer like helium balloons that are
saucer like helium balloons that are going to float up into the stratosphere
going to float up into the stratosphere
going to float up into the stratosphere and release sulfates to try and you know
and release sulfates to try and you know
and release sulfates to try and you know test a cloud he had taken this he’d
test a cloud he had taken this he’d
test a cloud he had taken this he’d slightly modified the imagery and it
slightly modified the imagery and it
slightly modified the imagery and it said it to care
said it to care
said it to care only the leading climate scientists an
only the leading climate scientists an
only the leading climate scientists an expert on geoengineering and said what
expert on geoengineering and said what
expert on geoengineering and said what do you think do you think this will fly
do you think do you think this will fly
do you think do you think this will fly and it’s like and Ken’s riding back
and it’s like and Ken’s riding back
and it’s like and Ken’s riding back saying now you’ve got me wondering
saying now you’ve got me wondering
saying now you’ve got me wondering whether I’m Daniel strip the dangles
whether I’m Daniel strip the dangles
whether I’m Daniel strip the dangles real it was like this fantastic moment
real it was like this fantastic moment
real it was like this fantastic moment nice little 360 so anyway I would I
nice little 360 so anyway I would I
nice little 360 so anyway I would I would just summarize some the Bluebird
would just summarize some the Bluebird
would just summarize some the Bluebird time by saying that this this dynamism
time by saying that this this dynamism
time by saying that this this dynamism this sort of social curiosity this this
this sort of social curiosity this this
this sort of social curiosity this this push to the things that seconds talk
push to the things that seconds talk
push to the things that seconds talk we’re asking for you know creative
we’re asking for you know creative
we’re asking for you know creative creative thinking collision of in
creative thinking collision of in
creative thinking collision of in interdisciplinary ideas if you provide
interdisciplinary ideas if you provide
interdisciplinary ideas if you provide that state in a learning environment
that state in a learning environment
that state in a learning environment it’s very very powerful very powerful
it’s very very powerful very powerful
it’s very very powerful very powerful it’s like a pure drop it’s lovely it’s
it’s like a pure drop it’s lovely it’s
it’s like a pure drop it’s lovely it’s lovely to watch as well as very exciting
lovely to watch as well as very exciting
lovely to watch as well as very exciting so there’s a flipside of course this
so there’s a flipside of course this
so there’s a flipside of course this theory which is factual storytelling
theory which is factual storytelling
theory which is factual storytelling factual digital storytelling where of
factual digital storytelling where of
factual digital storytelling where of course you’re not really making
course you’re not really making
course you’re not really making alternate reality as such you’re telling
alternate reality as such you’re telling
alternate reality as such you’re telling the story but what we do there is we’ve
the story but what we do there is we’ve
the story but what we do there is we’ve called this for a long time now digital
called this for a long time now digital
called this for a long time now digital multimedia now digital multimedia is
multimedia now digital multimedia is
multimedia now digital multimedia is just a you know a fancy way of saying
just a you know a fancy way of saying
just a you know a fancy way of saying bringing all sorts of different types of
bringing all sorts of different types of
bringing all sorts of different types of media together to tell a story but that
media together to tell a story but that
media together to tell a story but that in itself is a fantastic thing to do
in itself is a fantastic thing to do
in itself is a fantastic thing to do because you are giving basically a more
because you are giving basically a more
because you are giving basically a more 360-degree perspective on something so
360-degree perspective on something so
360-degree perspective on something so I’ve been really fortunate to tell the
I’ve been really fortunate to tell the
I’ve been really fortunate to tell the story of Sydney Opera House on two
story of Sydney Opera House on two
story of Sydney Opera House on two occasions and the thing about the Sydney
occasions and the thing about the Sydney
occasions and the thing about the Sydney Opera House is that the more you
Opera House is that the more you
Opera House is that the more you understand about the backstory of this
understand about the backstory of this
understand about the backstory of this incredible building the more obviously
incredible building the more obviously
incredible building the more obviously it enhances your experience of the place
it enhances your experience of the place
it enhances your experience of the place if you go or just the fact that it’s
if you go or just the fact that it’s
if you go or just the fact that it’s this extraordinary world heritage-listed
masterpiece also an incredibly special
masterpiece also an incredibly special piece of land with a long story
piece of land with a long story
piece of land with a long story stretching back thousands of years all
stretching back thousands of years all
stretching back thousands of years all of those aspects of the story give you
of those aspects of the story give you
of those aspects of the story give you this fantastic point of view so that’s
this fantastic point of view so that’s
this fantastic point of view so that’s what that’s what digital storytelling is
what that’s what digital storytelling is
what that’s what digital storytelling is doing a factual weights giving you
doing a factual weights giving you
doing a factual weights giving you context in the broadest way possible so
context in the broadest way possible so
context in the broadest way possible so I’ll just play your little animation so
I’ll just play your little animation so
I’ll just play your little animation so I’m going to just take one little story
I’m going to just take one little story
I’m going to just take one little story arm which is the
arm which is the
arm which is the idea behind the shells actually so why
idea behind the shells actually so why
idea behind the shells actually so why is Sydney Opera House so distinctive or
is Sydney Opera House so distinctive or
is Sydney Opera House so distinctive or Sydney Opera House is so distinctive
Sydney Opera House is so distinctive
Sydney Opera House is so distinctive because of the shells the shells are
because of the shells the shells are
because of the shells the shells are what people see all around the world
what people see all around the world
what people see all around the world next to Darth Vader setting up house is
next to Darth Vader setting up house is
next to Darth Vader setting up house is one of those recognizable images in the
one of those recognizable images in the
one of those recognizable images in the world fastening the submission drawings
world fastening the submission drawings
world fastening the submission drawings the competition entry for the Sydney
the competition entry for the Sydney
the competition entry for the Sydney Opera House but nothing like the shells
Opera House but nothing like the shells
Opera House but nothing like the shells that went up I mean of course there was
that went up I mean of course there was
that went up I mean of course there was a similarity you can see the
a similarity you can see the
a similarity you can see the relationship but three years later
engineers and architects still hadn’t
engineers and architects still hadn’t found the right solution so it’s it’s
found the right solution so it’s it’s
found the right solution so it’s it’s this amazing story about how they got to
this amazing story about how they got to
this amazing story about how they got to it and then of course it’s the edge of
it and then of course it’s the edge of
it and then of course it’s the edge of the possible that they could even put it
the possible that they could even put it
the possible that they could even put it up and in this one story through
up and in this one story through
up and in this one story through interviews through archival photographs
interviews through archival photographs
interviews through archival photographs obviously through standard storytelling
obviously through standard storytelling
obviously through standard storytelling of text new animations that sort of
of text new animations that sort of
of text new animations that sort of explain these sort of very complex
explain these sort of very complex
explain these sort of very complex principles very very quickly to you in
principles very very quickly to you in
principles very very quickly to you in this sort of encompassed way you get to
this sort of encompassed way you get to
this sort of encompassed way you get to learn the story and so I’m talking about
learn the story and so I’m talking about
learn the story and so I’m talking about literally within 20 minutes you can be
literally within 20 minutes you can be
literally within 20 minutes you can be an absolute expert about the spherical
an absolute expert about the spherical
an absolute expert about the spherical solution which is great because that’s
solution which is great because that’s
solution which is great because that’s something that took more than three
something that took more than three
something that took more than three years to get to right so we get to the
years to get to right so we get to the
years to get to right so we get to the VR bit the virtuality this is so what
VR bit the virtuality this is so what
VR bit the virtuality this is so what I’d like to say about that is having
I’d like to say about that is having
I’d like to say about that is having said that digital narratives are you
said that digital narratives are you
said that digital narratives are you know this fantastic new way of telling
know this fantastic new way of telling
know this fantastic new way of telling stories but particularly learning and
stories but particularly learning and
stories but particularly learning and yet in the in the realm of education
yet in the in the realm of education
yet in the in the realm of education I’ll sort of talk about this big jump
I’ll sort of talk about this big jump
I’ll sort of talk about this big jump that digital narrative is making this
that digital narrative is making this
that digital narrative is making this year into virtual reality and it’s it is
year into virtual reality and it’s it is
year into virtual reality and it’s it is early days for virtual reality the even
early days for virtual reality the even
early days for virtual reality the even a detect to some extent and certainly
a detect to some extent and certainly
a detect to some extent and certainly the ideas have been around for decades
the ideas have been around for decades
the ideas have been around for decades and in fact stereoscopy is nothing new
and in fact stereoscopy is nothing new
and in fact stereoscopy is nothing new we think the ancient Greeks knew what
we think the ancient Greeks knew what
we think the ancient Greeks knew what they were talking about when it came to
they were talking about when it came to
they were talking about when it came to stereoscopy so there’s that but you know
stereoscopy so there’s that but you know
stereoscopy so there’s that but you know even if even if you look 22 years ago
even if even if you look 22 years ago
even if even if you look 22 years ago here’s like a cover I worked on when
here’s like a cover I worked on when
here’s like a cover I worked on when Photoshop was four years old virtual
Photoshop was four years old virtual
Photoshop was four years old virtual reality 22 years ago but this year with
reality 22 years ago but this year with
reality 22 years ago but this year with the fact that it’s a consumer device is
the fact that it’s a consumer device is
the fact that it’s a consumer device is it’s just an enormous moment in the
it’s just an enormous moment in the
it’s just an enormous moment in the digital revolution and it’s exactly why
digital revolution and it’s exactly why
digital revolution and it’s exactly why I decided to call my talk this even I’ve
I decided to call my talk this even I’ve
I decided to call my talk this even I’ve been talking about story
been talking about story
been talking about story so we may see it as a novelty now but I
so we may see it as a novelty now but I
so we may see it as a novelty now but I think we’ll look back and we’ll see the
think we’ll look back and we’ll see the
think we’ll look back and we’ll see the sort of a moment in terms of what what
sort of a moment in terms of what what
sort of a moment in terms of what what the principles of virtual reality are I
the principles of virtual reality are I
the principles of virtual reality are I think we’ll see this moment as
think we’ll see this moment as
think we’ll see this moment as significant as when we first saw the
significant as when we first saw the
significant as when we first saw the Earth from space which I believe us back
Earth from space which I believe us back
Earth from space which I believe us back in 1968 thank you that’s my talk
in 1968 thank you that’s my talk
in 1968 thank you that’s my talk [Applause]
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