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A tag made by a participant in the public moment at XPUB studio. Trying to understand different approaches to certain emotions/states for a bee + From the event at Leeszaal West, experimenting with knots and poetry. How can we see movement in text? + From the event at Leeszaal West. Some of the results of knotting text. +

Working as a children’s literature editor for years, I came to a realisation that picture books were turning into another object that kids read and consume on daily basis. At least this is what I observed @@ -38,6 +45,11 @@ for children as there is for adults; such as ebooks, audiobooks etc. But moreover a “book” that can be redefined, reread or be interacted with. So I revisited an old story I wrote, translated to English and named it, “Bee Within”.

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Example page from the print version of the picture book. + Example page from the print version of the picture book. +

Bee Within, is a story about grief and it is based on my experiences throughout the years. I erased it, rewrote it, edited it, destroyed it multiple times over the past years, simultaneously with new experiences @@ -47,13 +59,30 @@ to the fear of forgetting which I now think is a great and sweet battle between death and life. I think it is an important subject to touch upon, especially for children dealing with trauma in many parts of the world.

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Example page from the print version of the picture book. + Example page from the print version of the picture book. +

Over the past two years, experimenting with storytelling techniques, interactivity options and workshops with children and adults, around reading and doing various exercises on Bee Within, I improved the story to be a more playful and interactive one which can be re-read, re-played and eventually re-formed non digitally to be reachable for all children. +

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The twine map of text based story, reachable from Bee Within by clicking to hear more about Gray the tree. + Click game story of the Queen Bee that is reachable within Maya's main storyline. +

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Here is some documentation from the beggining of this journey towards making accesible interactive narratives…

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A small sequence of onclick animation for Bee Within. + Fiction Friction cards from SI20, working on storytelling of collective traumas. +

\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/irmak/index.md b/irmak/index.md index 1434542..c6a6886 100644 --- a/irmak/index.md +++ b/irmak/index.md @@ -8,12 +8,23 @@ author: Irmak ### A Prototype for Interactive Children's Literature -Wink is a prototype for an interactive picture book platform. This platform aims -to make reading into a mindfull and thought provoking process by using interactive and playful elements, multiple stories within one narrative and sound elements. Especially today where consumerism and low attention span is a rising issue especially amongst young readers, this was an important task to tackle. The thought of Wink emerged to find a more sustainable and creative way of reading for elementary school children. - +Wink is a prototype for an interactive picture book platform. This platform aims to make reading into a mindfull and thought provoking process by using interactive and playful elements, multiple stories within one narrative and sound elements. Especially today where consumerism and low attention span is a rising issue especially amongst young readers, this was an important task to tackle. The thought of Wink emerged to find a more sustainable and creative way of reading for elementary school children. +!["a tag made by a participant in the public moment at XPUB studio. Trying to understand different approaches to certain emotions/states for a bee"](../irmak/'improvJPG'.jpg) +!["From the event at Leeszaal West, experimenting with knots and poetry. How can we see movement in text?"](../irmak/leeszaalknotpoems.jpg) +!["From the event at Leeszaal West. Some of the results of knotting text"](../irmak/knotpoems2.jpg) Working as a children's literature editor for years, I came to a realisation that picture books were turning into another object that kids read and consume on daily basis. At least this is what I observed in Turkey. Teachers and parents were finding it difficult to find new books constantly or were tired of rereading the same book. As a young person in the publishing sector, I believe there should be more options for children as there is for adults; such as ebooks, audiobooks etc. But moreover a "book" that can be redefined, reread or be interacted with. So I revisited an old story I wrote, translated to English and named it, "Bee Within". +!["Example page from the print version of the picture book."](../irmak/print3.jpg) +!["Example page from the print version of the picture book."](../irmak/print4.jpg) -Bee Within, is a story about grief and it is based on my experiences throughout the years. I erased it, rewrote it, edited it, destroyed it multiple times over the past years, simultaneously with new experiences of loss. In the end, I believe the story turned out to be an ode to remembering or might I say an ode to not being able to forget or an ode to the fear of forgetting which I now think is a great and sweet battle between death and life. I think it is an important subject to touch upon, especially for children dealing with trauma in many parts of the world. +Bee Within, is a story about grief and it is based on my experiences throughout the years. I erased it, rewrote it, edited it, destroyed it multiple times over the past years, simultaneously with new experiences of loss. In the end, I believe the story turned out to be an ode to remembering or might I say an ode to not being able to forget or an ode to the fear of forgetting which I now think is a great and sweet battle between death and life. I think it is an important subject to touch upon, especially for children dealing with trauma in many parts of the world. +!["example page from the picture book"](../irmak/print1.jpg) +!["example page from the picture book"](../irmak/print2.jpg) -Over the past two years, experimenting with storytelling techniques, interactivity options and workshops with children and adults, around reading and doing various exercises on Bee Within, I improved the story to be a more playful and interactive one which can be re-read, re-played and eventually re-formed non digitally to be reachable for all children. Here is some documentation from the beggining of this journey towards making accesible interactive narratives... - \ No newline at end of file +Over the past two years, experimenting with storytelling techniques, interactivity options and workshops with children and adults, around reading and doing various exercises on Bee Within, I improved the story to be a more playful and interactive one which can be re-read, re-played and eventually re-formed non digitally to be reachable for all children. + +!["The twine map of text based story, reachable from Bee Within by clicking to hear more about Gray the tree."](../irmak/twine.png) +!["Click game story of the Queen Bee that is reachable within Maya's main storyline."](clickgame.png) + +Here is some more documentation from the beggining of this journey towards making accesible interactive narratives... +!["A small sequence of onclick animation for Bee Within"](../irmak/animationseq.png) +!["Fiction Friction cards from SI20, working on storytelling of collective traumas"](../irmak/fictionfriction.CR3) diff --git a/irmak/intstory.png b/irmak/intstory.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..855a85a Binary files /dev/null and b/irmak/intstory.png differ diff --git a/irmak/knot1.jpeg b/irmak/knot1.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2993980 Binary files /dev/null and b/irmak/knot1.jpeg differ diff --git a/irmak/knot2.jpeg b/irmak/knot2.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d3610aa Binary files /dev/null and b/irmak/knot2.jpeg differ diff --git a/irmak/knotpoems2.jpg b/irmak/knotpoems2.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..46b868d Binary files /dev/null and b/irmak/knotpoems2.jpg differ diff --git a/irmak/leeszaal knot poems.jpg b/irmak/leeszaal knot poems.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f46b01d Binary files /dev/null and b/irmak/leeszaal knot poems.jpg differ diff --git a/irmak/loop.png b/irmak/loop.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..55a27cb Binary files /dev/null and b/irmak/loop.png differ diff --git a/irmak/map.png b/irmak/map.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a964bbd Binary files /dev/null and b/irmak/map.png differ diff --git a/irmak/printp1.jpg b/irmak/printp1.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..086b7c8 Binary files /dev/null and b/irmak/printp1.jpg differ diff --git a/irmak/printp2.jpg b/irmak/printp2.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..acb14da Binary files /dev/null and b/irmak/printp2.jpg differ diff --git a/irmak/printp3.jpg b/irmak/printp3.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ac5df2b Binary files /dev/null and b/irmak/printp3.jpg differ diff --git a/irmak/printp4.jpg b/irmak/printp4.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f0dab96 Binary files /dev/null and b/irmak/printp4.jpg differ diff --git a/irmak/slipknot.png b/irmak/slipknot.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..67796a1 Binary files /dev/null and b/irmak/slipknot.png differ diff --git a/irmak/square.png b/irmak/square.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7ace372 Binary files /dev/null and b/irmak/square.png differ diff --git a/irmak/thesis.html b/irmak/thesis.html index a6d5a86..86655c5 100644 --- a/irmak/thesis.html +++ b/irmak/thesis.html @@ -19,8 +19,8 @@

Fair Leads

Fair -leads or Fair winds is a saying sailors and knotters use to greet each +id="fair-leads-or-fair-winds-is-a-saying-sailors-and-knotters-use-to-greet-each-other.-it-comes-from-the-working-end-of-a-string-that-will-soon-be-forming-a-knot."> +Fair leads or Fair winds is a saying sailors and knotters use to greet each other. It comes from the working end of a string that will soon be forming a knot.

I would like to clarify and introduce some terms for you in order to @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ on how interactive picture books can be used to foster curiosity for reading and creativity for children. I am building a web platform called Wink that aims to contain a children’s story I wrote and am making into an interactive experience, in relation to my research.

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Through this bight of the thesis, I feel the necessity to clarify my intention of using knots as a “thinking and writing object” throughout my research journey. Although knots are physical objects and technically @@ -41,8 +42,7 @@ invention of flying -which required a wing that was supported using certain types of knotswas initiated with the knowledge of how to use strings to make things, why wouldn’t a research paper make use of this wonderful art as an inspiration for writing and interactive reading?

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KNOTS AS OBJECTS TO THINK -WITH

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KNOTS AS OBJECTS TO THINK WITH

There is a delicate complexity of thinking of and with knots, which ignites layers of simultaneous connections to one’s specific experience; where one person may associate the knots with struggles they face, @@ -52,10 +52,12 @@ when they think of knots. There were some words in common like strong, chaotic, confusing and anxious. On the other hand, there were variations of connection, binding, bridge and support. Keeping these answers in mind or by coming up with your words on knots and embodying them in the -practice of reading would make a diff erence in how you understand the +practice of reading would make a difference in how you understand the same text.

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Seeing how these words, interpretations of a physical object were so -diff erent to each other was transcendental. In this thesis, I am +different to each other was transcendental. In this thesis, I am excited to share my understanding of knots with you. My three words for knots are resistance, imagination and infinity. Keeping these in mind, I experimented with certain reading modes as you will see later on.

@@ -159,12 +161,16 @@ ownexperiences/motivations. Hitches which are knots that are formed around a solid object, such as a spar, post, or ring will be representing the evidence or data I have collected on the subject. We move on now with the working end and make some loops!

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HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR STRING?

This map will reveal your mode of reading. The order of reading will be indicated with a loop sign Please hold a string in your hand as you read the text and make knots or loops as you weave through the reading as an exercise for concrete thinking. See you at the standing end! and a number on top of the sign with a color. This is the numeric order you -can follow to read the thesis.

+should follow to read the thesis, if you choose to read with a mode. +Every reader starts from 1 and continues until 12, with a consecutive numeric +order, according to their color/mode.

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Working End

Why am I doing this?

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