“Story generator” play cards
by Mingyue Wang
In the age of information, most of the time we are absorbing information from outside world and not creating our own voice. Sometimes, we need a pinch of imagination in our brain to create our own stories.
This “story generator” play card is designed to give users an interesting and versatile context, giving a platform for creating intriguing stories.
There are 42 cards in total, 39 image cards and one introduction card and one logo card. Image cards is the source of content, each image is critique by three element: character, setting, plot. These three element are recognized as the key factor for a story.With at least one character one setting and several plots, a new story could be created. in this play card, red, blue, yellow are choose to represent these elements.
You may find that there are more than one type of color on the card,that is because this image may contain more that one element. For example, you can see a man stand near by the sea in this picture, you can interpret it as a setting: a story happens near by the sea, or you can interpret it as a plot: someone stand nearby the sea. Each image have many means which depend on your own interpretation,by combining those interpretations with imagination, users are reality to create their stories.
These cards are perfect for writer who enjoy writing novel or short stories, they may find great pleasure in constructing the connection between each image. These cards also suitable for playing with friends, many funny stories could be told when having a story telling game.
