This week, for ease of access, a list of relevant literature and resources has been compiled.   Relevant Literature: Historical The relevant literature for this project encompasses studies on Korean history, particularly the Three Kingdoms period, as well as literature on educational game design and narrative development. Samguk Sagi (Korean: 삼국사기; Hanja: 三國史記; lit. History […]

This week’s focus was on developing the final project idea from a concept into a plan with clear steps to complete. This was done following my first session with my supervisor where some initial potential challenges were raised, and following an informal conversation I had with two experts in game design and theory (which will […]

This week shone a spotlight on the course: Representing Data. This was due to our imminent group project which had more-or-less already secured its final form and was now being finalised. Although I have worked on a variety of group projects before, 8 in total across both semesters, this course’s group project has proven itself […]

This week I gave a lot of thought to perhaps the most interesting course of all: Ethical Data Futures.  If the final point is the midpoint of a crossroads, then this course isn’t a path but the signpost at the centre. Without it, there wouldn’t be the understanding and structure that exists in Narrative Futures […]

This week we combined a discipline I have experience and interest in (storytelling/narrative) with our program’s overarching area of interest (A.I./future [digital] narratives).  We’d already had an introduction to this course in the first semester which built a lot of interest in the two-day intensives, and had had a sampling of the course the previous […]

This week we looked at marketing our products to those in positions of power. We began with a lecture by the brilliant Dr. Teea Palo on the SUCCESs framework. This framework broke down the core points of pitching a product, as ensuring the marketing technique/pitch is: Simple. The pitch should be straightforward and accessible. It […]

This week we looked at various examples of religious identity in narratives. The first intensive day approached this from a predominantly Christian and Judaist approach. This was deeply insightful as it allowed us to learn about different religious practices whilst thinking of how narratives exist as a whole – and are structured according to denominational […]

This week I reflected on an ‘extra-curricular’ event that I have attended outside EFI, and it’s relevance to my final project. Over the winter break, I attended the Stories on the Way: Winter Solstice Stories at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, which was hosted by one of our guest lecturers from World of Story: Janis McKay. This […]

This semester’s first intensive was ‘World as Story’ which covered a range of disciplines from politics and anthropology to economic history. We began the first day with a discussion on narrative, which was encapsulated into the following points: A narrative tells us what could happen. It’s not static but dynamic. It isn’t a snapshot, it […]

This week I reflected on what I have learned over the course of Semester 1 and what I am looking forward to in Semester 2. This post will form the basis for my Reflective Blog Post Summative Assessment, as I assess each of the first-semester courses in turn and examine their individual contributions to my final […]