Winky Dink and you: determining patterns of narrative for interactive television.

Smith, Ian; Stewart, Fiona; Turner, Phil

Abstract

We report on the identification, creation and use of narrative patterns to create an interactive cartoon. We have undertaken an analysis of an American 1950-60’s interactive television cartoon - Winky Dink and You, which gave the illusion of interaction. Winky Dink offered an engaging and enjoyable experience of a type not currently available on interactive television. We identified a number of recurrent sequences in the cartoon that we describe as narrative patterns. These patterns have also been used to create a genuine interactive cartoon using a modern multimedia development tool. We believe that this work could contribute towards the design and development interactive media (i-media) suitable for interactive television (iTV)

Citation

Smith, I., Stewart, F., & Turner, P. (2004, March). Winky Dink and you: determining patterns of narrative for interactive television. Presented at 2nd European Conference on Interactive Television: Enhancing the Experience, Brighton, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 2nd European Conference on Interactive Television: Enhancing the Experience
• Start Date: Mar 31, 2004
• End Date: Apr 2, 2004
• Publication Date: 2004
• Deposit Date: May 11, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: May 11, 2010
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: Second European Conference on Interactive Television
• Keywords: Narrative patterns; Interactive Television (iTV); Interactive Media (i-media)
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3356
• Contract Date: May 11, 2010