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The Island of Vancouver Island is located in the Pacific North West on the West Coast of Canada. Toted as an Island boasting an abundance of natural beauty, millions of tourists flock to the island every year from Canada and abroad. Vancouver Island Has a population of over 700, 000 spread across 40 municipalities, andContinue reading “Blog 10: Municipal “Brands””

A Change in my working environment has affected my production of University-related projects. I’m currently taking a university course, called DIGI 340: Digital Social Narratives. The course requires students to complete an extensive final project of which digital storytelling is the main component. For my final project, I’m undertaking the creation of a podcast seriesContinue reading “Blog 9: A Change in Work Environment”

People tend to tell stories to fill in details on subjects of which they aren’t entirely knowledgeable. By piecing together small details, they can form a bigger picture or create a greater understanding of the subject. Whether these pieced together, details create a logical or accurate story/narrative that is irrelevant to the storyteller or narratorContinue reading “Blog 8: Patchwork Narratives”

Over the past few decades, the gaming industry has emerged as an innovative and robust industry, and has also proven to be one of the largest platforms for storytelling. Whether it’s a board-game, mobile-game, or video-game, most games follow an informal or formal narrative story-line or structure. Technology has transformed the world of gaming intoContinue reading “#7 Storytelling in Games”

Technology has transformed how we experience the world. Storytelling, a once static practice in terms of how stories could be shared, has now evolved into a multi-platform experience. Stories can be shared through a myriad of digital and non-digital platforms. Cellphones, tablets, and computers are now considered possible tools of storytelling. The availability and accessibilityContinue reading “Blog #6:”Mobile” Storytelling”

They say everyone remembers where they were when 9/11 happened.  I myself have a distinctive memory of 9/11. I was five years old on September 11, 2001, when 9/11 happened. A series of four coordinated terrorist attacks perpetrated by the group al-Qaeda against the United States, which took place on the morning of Tuesday, SeptemberContinue reading “Blog #5: “Memories” of 9/11″

As I was scrolling through my Instagram search feed, I stumbled across a post posted by the user annagracemaignan, encouraging others to vote in the Canadian Federal election, on October 21st, 2019. Interested in who was posting this content, I clicked on the username and checked out her profile, which was public and accessible toContinue reading “Blog #4 A Narrative of “You””

A “Remix”. From a single sheet of paper came an origami flower by making a series of folds and thereby created something of a different value, both conceptually and creatively, from an otherwise bland piece of paper. Origami, of course, is not new, nor is it different. In fact, it is an art form thatContinue reading “Blog #3: REMIX”

Vancouver Island University located on; you guessed it, Vancouver Island, which is an island off the West Coast of Canada with an estimated population of 700,000 people. The Campus in Nanaimo has over 18,000 domestic and international students. One of the most popular spots on Campus is the upper cafeteria, not to be mistaken withContinue reading “Blog #2 An Act of Disruption”

One day while I was at work, my boss brought her pet pig into the store and during the visit, the pig bit one of my fellow workers, and I was called upon to bandage up her finger. Does this story seem hard to believe? Is it too outrageous to be true? I don’t thinkContinue reading “Blog #1: Today We Lie”