E. Portocarrero, D. Robert, S. Follmer, M. Chung

Abstract

TheNeverendingStorytellingMachine is a paper-based platform for story creation that allows asynchronous viewing and physical editing of shared media at a distance. The system incorporates analog and digital techniques as well as bi-directional capturing and sending of media, offering co-creation among peers whose expertise may not necessarily be in the same medium. A paper sketchbook serves as the primary interface, providing familiarity, portability and personalization. The interface maps precreated digital media and newly captured analog content onto specific pages in the book through projection, permitting co-edition of the same page simultaneously or independently. Captured images are archived and displayed as a new layer over previous content on any other creationstation, collocated or at a distance. By gathering a history of the compositions, TheNeverendingStorytellingMachine, reveals narrative styles and strategies.