Untold Stories

#Untold Stories ##[[Play the Games]] Students from Pinc College in Bradford, Halifax and Leeds visited the Broadcast 100 exhibition at the National Science and Media Museum and then experienced immersive storytelling, including Bussing Out at The Theatre in the Mill and Monoliths by Pilot Theatre. Inspired by these immersive and interactive telling of untold stories they then worked with creative practitioners to design and write their own interactive stories. The stories the students created use Twine, a free tool for creating branching narrative text based stories. The stories you will find here remind us that young people are often sophisticated storytellers who enjoy setting up and subverting the expectations of the audience. Some of the stories are finished, some have just begun, some are gentle and friendly and some are actually terrifying. You have been warned. [[About Untold Stories]] [[Resources]]

#About Untold Stories <a href="https://wearechol.co.uk/" target="_blank">Chol Arts</a> is leading one of three new projects, exploring what the future of public service broadcasting could be for young people, funded by <a href="https://xrstories.co.uk/" target="_blank">XR Stories</a> and the <a href="https://www.ukri.org/councils/ahrc/" target="_blank">Arts and Humanities Research Council</a> (AHRC). Each of the projects involves running public engagement activities with young people living in Yorkshire, linking to exhibitions at the <a href="https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/" target="_blank">National Science and Media Museum</a> in Bradford and the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/bbc-100/100-objects/" target="_blank">Centenary of the BBC</a>. <a href="https://laurenodonoghue.neocities.org/" target="_blank">Lauren O'Donoghue</a>, who worked with the <a href="https://pinccollege.co.uk/" target="_blank">Pinc College</a> students to make their stories in Twine, is a short fiction writer, game designer and community worker who is passionate about interactive fiction, platforming new voices, and making the arts engaging and accessible for all. <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/drbeckyparry/home" target="_blank">Dr Becky Parry</a>, who is an expert in children and young people’s film and media cultures, is leading this work for Chol and is focusing on untold stories, that is, the stories young women think public services broadcasters have a responsibility to tell in the future. [[Return|title]]

#Play the Games ##<a href="https://laurenodonoghue.neocities.org/pinc23/youradventure" target="_blank">Your Adventure (Age 7+)</a> by Abi at Cartwright Hall ##<a href="https://laurenodonoghue.neocities.org/pinc23/rabbithutch" target="_blank">Rowan's Rabbit Hutch Unfinished (Age 7+)</a> by Charlotte at Dean Clough ##<a href="https://laurenodonoghue.neocities.org/pinc23/thecave" target="_blank">The Cave (Age 9+)</a> by Elsie at Cartwright Hall ##<a href="https://laurenodonoghue.neocities.org/pinc23/ethanuntitled" target="_blank">Untitled (Age 14+)</a> by Ethan at Cartwright Hall ##<a href="https://laurenodonoghue.neocities.org/pinc23/normalday" target="_blank">My Normal Day (Age 11+)</a> by Izzy at Dean Clough ##<a href="https://laurenodonoghue.neocities.org/pinc23/blueytwine" target="_blank">My Bluey Twine Story (Age 5+)</a> by Katie at Cartwright Hall ##<a href="https://laurenodonoghue.neocities.org/pinc23/someoneisoutsidegame" target="_blank">Someone Is Outside (Age 14+)</a> by Molly at Dean Clough ##<a href="https://laurenodonoghue.neocities.org/pinc23/thesecretgarden" target="_blank">The Secret Garden (Age 5+)</a> by Qanza at Cartwright Hall ##<a href="https://laurenodonoghue.neocities.org/pinc23/robynneuntitled" target="_blank">Robynne's Story (Age 14+)</a> by Robynne at Dean Clough ##<a href="https://laurenodonoghue.neocities.org/pinc23/rainbowdash" target="_blank">Rainbow Dash's Adventure (Age 5+)</a> by Sage at Cartwright Hall ##<a href="https://laurenodonoghue.neocities.org/pinc23/dinogame" target="_blank">Mechanics of Dino Game (Age 5+)</a> by Toby at Dean Clough [[Return|title]]

#Resources Twine is a free, open-source tool that is really easy to learn and use - even for those with no experience making games or coding. Anyone can start using Twine to make their own interactive stories in minutes, which is why we chose it for the Untold Stories project. Below are some resources for starting to make Twine games of your own. <a href="https://twinery.org/" target="_blank">Twine Website</a> <a href="https://laurenodonoghue.neocities.org/Build%20Your%20First%20Twine%20Story.pdf" target="_blank">'Build Your First Twine Story' Activity PDF</a> <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLklITFhXtPCCKadv-0Gcbqoj3OCev695D" target="_blank">Twine Beginners Tutorials - YouTube Playlist (DigitalExposureTV)</a> [[Return|title]]