The story about this teen girl, Mai that has been send away by her mother, to be a refugee, so that she will does not suffer the consequences of oppression in Vietnam by Northern Vietnam. The story tells her journey being send to the boat and the journey in the boat. It shows the struggles she went through and her experience on the boat. She had to leave her home, meet strangers, and travelled by herself never to see her parents again. This site makes the situation come to life by having some effects such as when the boat violently sways, the text and picture follows the movement allowing audience to have a visual of how the boat is moving. When there is a folksong, the song would play in the background for the audience to listen and be more involved in the story. The black and white illustration also sets the mood of the story to emphasise on loss, destruction, and hardships. Although, I am not a big fan of war stories, this site really kept me on my toes. It engaged me and felt as if I was at the scene viewing it from a third person’s perspective.

The story talks about COVID-19 and how the world as a whole slowly moves on from it. In the first half, everything was black and white as it shows how everyone was at a lost with most countries being under lockdown and the streets and work places were all empty and everyone had to work alone at home. At the next half, the colours in the world have reappeared as everyone seems to go back to their normal lives like walking their dogs, going back to the office to work and being able to hang out or talk to their friends again. The streets that were once empty was now filled with cars and people. 

It tells the story by showing a contrast of how the world was during COVID-19 with everyone stuck at home, with grey and dark scenes and gloomy music. While the after, where everyone is back to how it used to be, having fun,with bright and colourful scenes and uplifting music. 

This story is effective as i am able to relate deeply to it even more as this has happened to everyone and this brings us through how lost and helpless everyone felt during COVID-19 and how everyone was happy and calm after everything that they had been through during lockdown. This story tells us to always hope for the future, that things will get better.  

This story tells about the covid-19 pandemic that happened to the world. It showed how life changed and the whole world was dark and there were not many people out in the streets and in the work building. This shows the impact of covid-19 and the numbers beside the country flags show the number of people who contracted the virus and are sick and how the people viewed this situation as very sad because of the dark colours used.

After 2 years of living with covid-19, we got accustomed to it and kept living on by supporting one another. As human beings, we naturally crave social interactions which are what was needed to give hope to the world again during these desperate times. There were colours appearing in the places and there were more people coming out to the streets. The colours and music really brought out the emotions of the situation it shows. For example, when covid-19 happened the music was eerie and dark, and so were the colours but after that, the happy times were shown with bright colours and music which lifted the mood.

But soon, the world changes again. The video started to show colours but it started to go backwards. It started to show how different life was. How different life was before the pandemic started. How bright the world used to look like. It shows how the streets that look dead and quiet now was once filled with vehicle passing thought and people walking around. People get to gather and have social interaction with one another at work, school or the café and restaurants. There is no number of cases in the world. This shows how the COVID-19 has made a huge impact to the world and to people. How with just a virus, life was put at risk and made a huge change to people's life. 

3.The story was released in 2020 when the whole COVID-19 was new and the pandemic has made us when through lockdowns and several restrictions. Knowing that and watching it, gave me a sense of hope that the world is going to change. That we are going to overcome the pandemic and the world is going to be colourful again like how it used to. It gave me hope that if everyone work together to fight the virus, we get to bring back the world. We get to be united again and cure the viruses. It gave me a sense of hope that this is not the end of it. 

 

 The website is very simple. To progress, you just have to scroll down and the more you scroll, the “deeper” you get to the ocean depths.

The top features the more common things you find in the ocean, all various types of fish, a few sharks, all the “common knowledge” things that you expect to see. Occasionally, at a certain depth, there will be a little titbit or an accomplishment made by humans. For example, “You have scrolled the height of Mount Everest” shows up at 8845 meters deep.

But the deeper you go, the less known species of aquatic life show up. The amount dwindles to 1 or 2 the deeper you go. This shows how unexplored the depths of the ocean is.

The website eventually ends at 10924 meters deep, the deepest any human has gone into the depths of the ocean.

 

It was effective for me as it tells me that even though the current generation is very “advanced” compared to the past, even now, we have not even come close to exploring the whole of Earth, and that perks my inner science self-up. The technology that exists today is simply not good enough for such a feat, but maybe in the future.

 

This story tells us about a character named BMO who traveled through space and time in an attempt to "save" the planet. However, BMO’s attempt in saving the planet is not really going smoothly due to BMO’s playful and non-serious personality and the partner BMO found is the actual person who’s saving BMO from trouble.

This tells its story through an interactive website with BMO in a spaceship where you can press various buttons, levers and even BMO’s face. This is effective in telling its story to me as the website is very engaging and entertaining which actually makes me more curious to fidget around and find out more. BMO’s face is a screen which shows three folders when you click on it. First folder is about BMO’s show where it shows a wallpaper and a trailer about the series show. Second folder is called “Potato Pong”, inside the folder there’s a game which is basically ping pong and a recipe for potato pie as well. In the last folder it’s a basic beat maker for those who like music. Overall this website could easily capture people’s attention and share its story from how fun and engaging it is.

It tells the story of the COVID-19 pandemic, the beginning and the end. And how we as humanity can overcome it by helping each other. 

It tells the story by using visuals, music and words that are impactful. It was effective for me as the starting screen sparked my curiosity, I did not know what to expect but yet I was looking forward to it. It grabbed my attention by showing words that were commonly seen and heard when the pandemic first started. It showed how badly the entire world was affected by the pandemic. Everything was in black and white, showing how lifeless the world has become. The white bar progress bar at the bottom changes colours when it comes to the second half, implying that the world can be colourful again. Next, It showed the fully recovered world, where everything is returning back to normal. Everyone is truly free once again.  A top view of the buildings is shown and this time round, it is reversed and filled with bright colours. The choice of music is brilliant too! Finally, it ends off with the word “HOPE”, followed by a short quoted paragraph where the main message lies. It was nothing short of an enjoyable and thought-provoking experience, a true masterpiece in my opinion. It really allowed me to keep things in perspective and focus on what is important. 

The story that the website tells is an off spin of Adventure Time, which is one of my favorite cartoons, where the 2 main character isn’t in it, but BMO, the robot! With a comedic, upbeat vibe to the story to attract teens/kids or people who wants to relive the nostalgia of adventure time. In this off spin, BMO is in a world that is in danger, and it all comes down to BMO to save it. 

How the website tells the story of the off spin is by using an interactive website where BMO and several other objects can be found, with tiny easter eggs in it as well. From trailers to recipes from the show itself. It is a great way attract people to the world of “Adventure Time: Distant Lands” as it shows the vibes and characteristics of BMO and the world. This story telling way is extremely effective for me as, earlier said I love Adventure Time which may cause some biasness, other than that, the website is filled with mini secrets to find, easter eggs and shows the vibe, characters, what’s going on, world buildings and expectations of the story, this to me is effective as I love exploring to find secrets, I’ve played games such as Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Elden ring, which requires exploring for mini/big secrets, it is always a joy to find these secrets as it is interactive and will help the character grow even without the cartoon, an example of this is, when you try to delete a folder BMO will glitch out and say “This is probably for the better” and shut off before rebooting, or when you press the accelerate pedal, the space ship will accelerate and BMO will start singing, in conclusion, an interactive website is extremely effective as you can hide mini secrets and more to help your story grow even without the cartoon, 

 

This site tells a story about how we, as a whole world, collectively survived through the Covid-19 pandemic situation when it was worse back then. At the start, there were words like ‘fear’, ‘suffering’, ‘anxious’, ‘separation’, and more negative words circling around the world. Besides, there are statistics of millions of cases around the world, to show how Covid-19 has really impacted the lives of people. The world was colourless. Streets, restaurants, office workplaces were all plain empty and no one around. In fact, people stayed at home to work. However, things changed. What was once dead was brought back to life. In what felt like forever, restrictions eased, and it was much safer for people to go out. They could be seen in parks, offices flooded with people, restaurants were packed, streets were full of cars and people, and no one was at home anymore. Now, the world has changed to a colourful, vibrant and lively place. Long after, zero cases reached countries. What once felt like a dangerous place to live in turned to such an accomplishment when there were no Covid-19 cases. There were words like ‘together’, ‘free’, ‘calm’, ‘happiness’, and other positive words flooded the earth. Most importantly, the word ‘hope’. 

 

The song and sound effects of thunderstorms help put the person watching recall their lives living in darkness when the situation was worse. However, the vibrant and lively music afterwards turned thing around, and made it feel like the world succeeded though this Covid-19 pandemic. This made me recall a quote ‘After darkness comes light.’ This relates to the story as it connects on how we lived through a very dark and tough period of time, where everything seemed to not move forward. However, we persevered and supported one another, and eventually we could return to our normal lives again. The graphics of the colourless scene in the first part really described how dark it was during that time. Contrary to that, the colourful and bright scene brought the dark moments back to life. The main message ‘Hope’ was brought up at the end of the video. Everyone had hope to survive through the pandemic although it was tough. Many setbacks and circumstances stood in our way, but most important is that we have hope to get through this pandemic, and we are. It was effective as the music and graphics helped put me back into the situation that we lived in before, and I felt that I was transported back to all the good and bad memories from that time that I experienced. The ending part with the word ‘Hope’ reminded me to continue having hope that all of us will work together to fully get through this Covid-19. 

It tells a story of a world before and after covid-19.

This video opened with negative words and the amount of Covid-19 cases reported in each country on earth. Though I've been there and understand that it's more than just a number, it symbolizes human life. I became stressed and concerned when I saw the number of cases shown.

There was no one on the street, not even a moving vehicle and the office is empty as everyone is out of a job or forced to work from home. I was able to imagine it and experienced the silence as if my country were on lockdown.

After covid-19, the world is coloured and there is the background music mixed with the human voice together appear. It informed me that the situation with the outbreak had steadily improved and that’s no one needed to stay at home anymore. I'm reminded of the days we had to study at home due to the covid pandemic by the image and audio difference between working from home and returning to the office. I was effectively made to feel hopeful by this video. After watching this video, I have a greater sense of optimism and believe that the pandemic can be halted.

 

This story is about a girl who left her family and became a refugee to escape after the Vietnam War via boats. The story shows how tough it was for the refugees during this point of time, how many fell sick and died on their journey to different countries to escape. The main character, Mai, was one of the refugees. On the boat, Mia met a boy who reminded her of her father. Mia can be seen as someone who deeply misses her father, and she saw her father in the boy. Mia cared for the boy when he got sick, even more than the boy’s mother. When she thought he was getting better, he had passed away. Mia was confused as to why this had happened. Nevertheless, her and the boy’s mother hurled the corpse of the boy out into the sea, as far away from them as possible.

 

The story is told through transmedia, an interactive website, via text and comic panels.

This way of telling the story was effective for me as I could feel that I was immersed throughout the whole journey. There was sound and images included, which could make me understand exactly what was happening. There was also movement as well, for example the images and text would shake, which showed the situation the main character was in. These made me able to clearly depict the situation and emotions of the character, hence, it is effective.

I chose this story as it tells and shows me what the world was like during the Covid-19 days. Through this story, I can see how Covid-19 has affected the world with the increasing cases as shown on the globe. However, towards the end, the number of cases reduced as everyone played their part for a healthier world. 

It started by showing the number of increasing Covid-19 cases around the world. Thus, people felt anxious and were in fear.

The animations and the globe also showed how social life was during Covid-19. Many restrictions were implemented to help reduce the spread of the virus such as wearing a mask constantly, emptier offices for social distancing, and many more. This was for the best but unfortunately, people were unable to hang out often like before. Multiple keywords were also shown.

However, as people always say after rain there is a rainbow, the world was filled with joy and happiness again. Covid-19 got better and the globe showed 0 Covid-19 cases which means everything was back to normal just like it used to be. 

It was effective to me as I was able to relate to it. It had happened to me in real life and I know how sad it was to not be able to go out, work, and play. We could not do anything due to the lockdown and were stuck at home for a whole 2 months. I felt so helpless as everything was restricted. Thus, this story was effective for me as I also had hopes that Covid-19 will be gone and everything will be back to normal.

2. It tells the story of Mai and her escape from the dangers of the Vietnam War.

3. The use of black and white colours conveyed how solemn, scary and dreary the situation was for the people onboard the boat. The way the pictures swayed as the story progressed, along with the loud thunder that roared through my headphones, made me feel like I was there with them, scared of what might happen next and hoping for their safety. The simple sound effect of the water splashing, accompanied by the picture of a dead body being thrown overboard, really hammered home the fact that this was a recurring reality for the actual Vietnam refugees. It was especially painful to hear it a second time when Truong’s lifeless body was thrown into the sea, just as they had finally had a sliver of hope upon spotting land ahead of them. The three prominent characters met by a strange twist of fate, yet they all acted as important roles to each other. Mai was a pillar of support for Quyen, who was trying care of her estranged son, Truong, who unintentionally supported Mai mentally as he reminded Mai of both her father and mother. This made Truong's death particularly heartbreaking and the ending more impactful for me.

This story is about the lives of people affected by Covid-19. The first half of the story is about how life was like during the pandemic, where people could not go to work and people isolated. The second half of the story shows people back at their workplace, eating together and socialising, which is when the situation started to get better. 

The site told the story through colours, describing the world during the peak of the pandemic as black and white, one that felt sullen, void of hope. This contrasts the world shown post pandemic, where the world is bright and colourful, which makes one feel very positive about the world. The story is also told through the audio chosen as more intense music was played during the first half, showing the seriousness of the situation and thunder effects was being used. However during the second half, there is a lighter mood as the music becomes more melodious and there are sound effects of life, such as birds chirping and human chatter. It was effective for me as it influenced the way I felt, making me hopeful for a world post pandemic and want to strive for things to go back as how they were.

It tells the story through an interesting way through a little bit of animation, pictures, snippets of videos of the country. Having the visual aid the website provides helps me to connect better to the story. I connected with it because it reminds me of my own hometown back in the Philippines. Unfinished houses, teenagers carrying heavy buckets, roofs used as a place to dry laundry. Having the visual aid along with reading the text in the website has reminded me of how similar life is like in some parts of the Philippines too. 

At the end of each chapter, the website asks you questions about how you might handle the situation of Haiti. It has interactive multiple choice questions and each answer shows a consequence and affects the next question. 

The combination of pictures, videos, animations and questions helped me understand the story because I don’t have to think about what it looks like or what people are going through. The visual aids already show what life is like in Haiti. The questions allow me to empathise with its residents a little because it  makes me stop and think about them. 

I read the rest as well and in comparison they are more interactive than this website. However, the change in music and colours here, not only that but the content is rather relatable as well, surely made me like this more than the rest.

The story telling us about the overview of the living creature surving in a deep sea.

This website was created clear and easy for us to read as it has alot of colorful pictures of the creatures. It was so fun, while scrolling down the sea changes its color from light blue to dark blue to black to show the brightness to the darkness of the sea. 

It also indicates the specific characteristic of each creature and the Zones and the distance of each segment. 

First of all, I was so shocked and didn't expect that the deep sea could go up to 10924 meters deep as the distance of the height was longer than the highest peak of Mount Everest. There can still creatures surviving insane at the coldest and pressurising. 

I was so admire and unbelievable as it was succeded by Jacques and Don to challenge how deep the sea was It can be life-threatening. As a comment, humans will have a very difficult time breathing in high pressure, and lack of oxygen will die at any moment. In a surprise, they still can but they make it to survive in that environment even though the windows were cracked due to the extremely high pressure of being deep down the sea at 10924 metres. 

This story, Hope, starts off with a very dull and dark colour palette, showing words that are negative such as hopelessness, anxious, and fear. It then shows large numbers marked on the map. This entire story is about COVID-19. It shows how it affects a lot of people, and how it resulted in the lives of people. It is seen that office people is now working from home, and there is less interaction out of home, with no cars or people walking out on the streets. However, after things have stabilise and people are getting used to the “new normal”, people start visiting the streets again and office workers are seen working in their office. This is shown in the video with a transition of colourful trees and a switch in mood and music background. I feel that the change in colour tone and its background music really affected the entire mood and can allow empathy in the scene. The words that portrays, like togetherness, openness, and hope shows the entire story that everyone has gone through.

From the site, as the ocean starts off light with general creatures who don’t seem that scary and they looked like normal animals you’d think of that live in the ocean, like polar bears, velvet crabs and clown fish. But as the ocean gets deeper and deeper, not a lot of light passes through and it gets darker showing scarier creatures like the anglerfish, Japanese spider crab and drilled shark. However, this overall intrigues me at how accurate this reflects a story. As the story goes on, there are twists and turns that take effect and there’s a build up to something big (or bad). 

It tells the story of BMO trying to save another planet through interacting with BMO and the items around him. BMO is shown on a spaceship which implies that he is still in space, just like in the trailer. The story was told through the many different activities you can try like BMO’s potato pong or BMO beatmaker and interacting with BMO by dragging things to him or clicking his buttons. These activities introduced BMO to people who may not be familiar with him, that he likes potatoes and is quite playful. The trailer is added as one of BMO’s interactions such that once the person has an idea of BMO’s personality, the context of the trailer would make more sense to them. It was effective to me since I was not very familiar with BMO and the interactive activities gave me an idea of how BMO’s personality is like. I also found the concept of the website to be cute and engaging since there are lots of interactions and activities instead of just the trailer.