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A Pandemic Diary

This is an interactive documentary about what a university student does and thinks on the first day going back to school during the pandemic.

Ruining Wang

https://youtu.be/Uxb-mlV6b_0

Description

My original idea was a bit different from this final version of the story. Earlier before I decided what to make, I was on a bus. An elderly first got on the bus not wearing a mask. Suddenly the driver halted and switched off the car. Other passengers, together with the driver, loudly scolded him of getting abroad like this and jeopardizing everyone else’s health. Two stops later a big, young man got up, wearing his mask on his jaw, eating an omelet as breakfast, and never got his mask back on after he sat down. Nobody said a thing. So, at first, I wanted to make a project that shows how people act in a post-pandemic period, in which part of them thinks we’ve already past the panicking, while the other part is still on guard against others from the epidemic perspective. But over time, I added more personal experience into it and made it more of a diary and less of a real documentary.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
Communications Lab
Narrative/Storytelling
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Have a Nice Day!

A comic project adapted from a Jian Liu animation movie named “Have a Nice Day!”

Tang Sheng

https://s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/ima.nyu.edu/commlab/moon/kyrie-sheng-story/index.html

Description

I adapt the Liu Jian work into a kind of role play. Readers will first go through some overview scenes and a poem written by Leo Tolstyo, getting a sense of the social background where this story takes place (around 2000 in a south-eastern small city in China). Then readers will go to a choice page, where they can choose any one of the three main characters to begin. Upon choosing, they will only be able to see what is happening around the character they choose and see what the character can see. After they finish the plot with one character, they can go on to choose see another character or directly jump to the ending part. After they have chosen all the three characters to read, they will get a sense of the truth. The ending part is some scenes indicating how the story ends. And some texts from the Bible is quoted, while the lyrics of the song “Lullaby” sung by “The Cure” is shown upon the pictures.

By do such a role play style project, I hope readers can not only learn about how the complete story is but can taste and feel the tough situation each character is faced with and try to understand what they really think when they make decisions and moves.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
Communications Lab
Narrative/Storytelling
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Inside Family Mart

You don't actually know what the staff are doing.

Qingyu Peng

http://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~qp274/week14/doc/

Description

This short documentary looks into the everyday experience of Family Mart staff. It reveals some tricks and techniques that you might not know about as a customer. Working in the convenient store is not always butterflies and sunshine.

The video on the left serves as a content index, at certain point a button will appear to guide the user to a corresponding clip. Videos on the right each introduces one Family Mart technique. In the last video, staff share their feelings and opinions about the industry.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
Communications Lab
Narrative/Storytelling
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Documentary: Students of Senior Three

A short documentary of Chinese students in senior school

Jessica Dong

http://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~xd652/final-project/index.html

Description

In China, the college entrance examination is very important, and this exam has been controversial all the time because on one hand it is so cruel but on the other hand there is no other better way to replace it, yet. My personal experience of the last several months before the exam was stressful, so I wonder other students’ feelings about their life in senior three. Also, during this special time, their experience is unique.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
Communications Lab
Narrative/Storytelling
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Silence aloud

The concept is to substantialize poetic Chinese painting with audios, and to recall the calmness from the pre-industrial age.

Yunyi Wang

http://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~yw4553/audioproject/

Description

.I built a place where visitors can relax and escape from the reality for a while, and also I want to enrich the already-exist art forms by giving them sounds. .This scene consists of mountains, valleys, houses, and rivers, representing ancient Chinese philosophy of “归隐”[hermitage]. Our ancestors suffered from the din and banality of officialdom, just like nowadays we are enduring urban noises. And we all want to escape to a far-away place, where there is no internet and no construction going on. This webpage enables visitors to immerse into this metaphoric space, being both a “visitor” and a “detective” to explore what might be going on in this painting.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
Communications Lab
Culture,Sound
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Days of Her Life

An interactive documentary that consists of obeservations about Grandma's everyday life and some reflections.

Yuhang Zheng

https://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~yz6209/week13/interactive%20documentary/

Description

This project documents the everyday life of a grandmother in China, who lives with and takes care of the whole family in her 70s. Shooted from the perspective of a grandson, the documentary demonstrates Grandma's life as dope and dull at the same time. Aimed at raising the awareness of elderly people in China, some reflections are made in this documentary through voiceover. When watching the documentary, the audience will interact with the webpage. They can explore Grandma's life through the timeline or make decisions by clicking specific buttons on the webpage.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
Communications Lab
Narrative/Storytelling
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The New Truman Show

I adapt the film The Truman Show (1998) and create an interactive story.

Yuhang Zheng

http://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~yz6209/week7/interactive%20story/

Description

This project demonstrates an interactive story that is inspired by the movie “The Truman Show” (1998). In the film, Truman eventually makes it out of Seahaven Island; it won’t necessarily be the case in the interactive story. The audience will follow Truman's POV and explore different scenes in the story by interacting with objects on the webpage. They can even change the story by clicking buttons with different options.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
Communications Lab
Narrative/Storytelling
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Delirious Steamed Hams

Steamed Hams™ but it's a psychological thriller, with an adjustable madness meter.

Qingyu Peng

http://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~qp274/comic/

Description

This interactive comic allows users to adjust the madness of the story as the story goes. Since the “madness” of each panel is adjustable, it provides readers with a total of 16 different storylines with 4 major themes. It plays with the grammar of comics by altering the captions, speech bubbles and image details.

Delirious Steamed Hams is a parody inspired by parodies. It's a product of mixing together stuff that I love. It is weird and sketchy, but I had fun making and memeing. Hope you find it funny too.

To enter the next panel, click the red arrow. Upon viewing each panel, the user has a chance to drag the slider and then the panel will be refreshed corresponding to the “madness meter”.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
Communications Lab
Narrative/Storytelling
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A Documentary of M50 Creative Space

Slow down your pace, simply immerse in Arts.

Jia Yun Sha

https://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~jys396/Project4/M50_documentary/index.html

Description

This is a documentary about Shanghai M50 Creative Space.

Nowadays, in this highly developed and fast-paced modern metropolis, fewer people would simply take a scroll and enjoy the art with a serene mood. When it comes of the landmark of Shanghai, what comes to mind are usually either the Bund or these high-rises which represent prosperity. Fewer people would give a thought of those art spaces, yet I think art space plays a significant role in the city. People are just too used to be overwhelming with everyday chores, struggling to make profits. Every practice has to be purposeful and efficient enough; whereas art space is a place where people could slow down their pace, just wander around and truly experience life, exploring something with heart. The reason why I choose M50 is that it is one of the most iconic art spaces in Shanghai. And it is home to a wide variety of galleries and exhibitions. I interviewed different kinds of people in M50—artists, visitors and the gate guard. I learned about their impression on M50 and what M50 means to them. I hope people who come to view this documentary could simply take a short while to enjoy arts.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
Communications Lab
Art
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Mom's Qingming Mochi

A project of refreshing style about Chinese culture, Qingming Mochi and love.

Hanyu Zhao

https://s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/ima.nyu.edu/commlab/moon/sharon-zhao-doc/index.html

Description

The theme I choose for my project is Mom’s Qingming Mochi. In this project, I try to incorporate both cultural and personal aspects. Qingming Mochi is a typical Chinese snack, especially popular in the region where I live. It’s also very meaningful to me because my mom always makes me Qingming Mochi when I was small. I want to build a both informational, aesthetic, and interesting experience for my users. With this idea in mind, I developed mom’s secret recipe part to let my users have a taste of what Qingming Mochi is made of. I also build the choosing ingredient mini-game to make my project more fun. Moreover, I shoot the videos in an aesthetic way to create an artistic environment. What’s worth noticing is that almost all my background music comes from the famous documentary A Bite of China. I hope that it can create a similar atmosphere as the documentary being cultural and absorbing.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
Communications Lab
Culture,Narrative/Storytelling