Storytelling: Digital Technology Allows Us to Tell Tales in Innovative New Ways
The general argument made by Aleks in her article, Storytelling: Digital technology allows us to tell tales in innovative new ways, is that, "stories are memory aids, instruction manuals, and moral compasses." More specifically, Aleks argues that stories "have been the foundations for religions and political systems." When suggesting this, Aleks is pretty much saying that most religions are based on stories like the ones we read in the Bible. She writes about how the tools we use to tell tales are evolving and becoming more engaging. In conclusion, Aleks believes technology is changing the way we tell stories. I agree with Aleks that technology is becoming more advanced and there's more ways to make storytelling more engaging now. Instead of just reading printed word, the new form of storytelling that's coming from a "digitally enabled cabal," is more than just reinterpreting a text for the radio or T.V. I think Aleks' article gives you ...