By Traci Henning-Kolberg Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein 200 years ago and the Indiana Humanities made this their focus for 2018. One of the activities was an event called "Making and Playing Monsters" where participants could learn how to make their own interactive, digital story line. Think choose-your-own adventure books, but on a computer. When this event was announced it seemed like a no-brainer for Professor Deanna Wooley and history major, Traci Henning-Kolberg, to attend. Professor Wooley has undertaken the daunting task of bringing the Digital Humanities more fully into the History Department at Purdue Fort Wayne, and Traci has developed a keen interest in developing tech tools that foster a connection to the study of history. On February 9, during one of the worst snow storms of Winter 2018, they hopped in the car and braved the ice and slush covering Fort Wayne roads, and headed down to Indianapolis. Upon arrival, participants each took a seat at a computer and settled in to learn about Twine, the software that would be used to create their own interactive version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. We were directed to put together our own map of where we wanted the story to take us and how it would all link together. This process allowed for more clarity as we developed our ideas from paper to screen. No knowledge of coding was necessary, but knowing a little about HTML or CSS was certainly helpful when it came to adding images or creating a background. Above are screen shots of the story line worked on by student, Traci Henning-Kolberg.
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