Interactive Story Books comprise a very new concept of story telling. It is a form of computer entertainment . Interactive Story Books , also called talking story books, can be easily created with commonly available presentation software such as PowerPoint. Other more developed softwares are also used to make Interactive Story Books . Interactive Story Books help children with poor learning skills to learn better by interacting with them through a visual medium .
Interactive Storytelling was developed by Chris Crawford who is a developer himself. Interactive Story Books are very popular because of their interesting presentation. The active involvement and participation of the reader in the process of story telling can make Interactive Story Books a more effective genre. Interactive Story Books make use of older stories and re-format them in the interactive styles. Many adventure stories are now being written as Interactive Story Books .
A number of softwares are used to write Interactive Story Books . Some of them are as follows:
- ALAN
- ADRIFT
- INFORM
- HUGO
- QUEST
- TADS
There are many Interactive Story Books available in the market. The list below contains some popular titles:
The Hobbit by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler was a reinterpretation of J.R.R. Tolkiens' existing novel into an interactive fiction.
Colossal Cave Adventure by Will Crowther and Don Woods was the first Interactive adventure storybook.
Planetfall by Steve Meretzky was made popular by the character of Floyd who was a robot.
A Mind Forever Voyaging by Steve Meretzky of Infocom was an interactive story book which also had a puzzle game in it.
Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Mother Goose Pages, Aesop's Fables, Andersen Fairy Tales, Alice in Wonderland , all these classics are now available as Interactive Story Books.
Interactive Story Books make for great visual treat while reading a book.
