Visual Storytelling–Weaving Together “Ones” and “Zeros”

02/16/09 03:02:57 PM

Here’s a cool way to compare the differences between digital renderings, animations, and 3D environments.

There are simple analogies for each of these technologies–photographs, video, and video games.

 

	Digital Renderings	Digital Animations	Interactive Environments
Comparable To	A Photograph/Painting	A Movie	A Video Game
Camera Movement	None	Scripted	Anywhere
Interactive Objects	No	No	Yes
Storyboards Needed	No	Yes	No
Guided Tour	No	Yes	No
Web-Hostable	Yes	Yes	Yes
Visitor Analytics	No	Some	Detailed
Multiple Light Sources	Yes	Yes	Yes
Detailed Textures	Yes	Yes	Yes
Color Matching	Yes	Yes	Yes

Yet, when we talk about visual storytelling, these elements are often just a part of the overall solution. 

We can take real-world video, audio we recorded digitally in a recording studio, and information from a database. Then we  can layer all of these together to form a solution.

We can capture real-world events through cameras, microphones, and videocameras. Then, we transform it into a digital stream of “ones” and “zeros.” Then, it can be merged with any other digital datastream. On a simple level, it’s all just “ones” and “zeros” but the solutions can be amazing

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