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interactive narrative

LAUNCH SHOCKWAVE ( 600x440 - 1.7MEGS )

BASED ON THE URBAN LEGEND OF THE SMALL DOG THAT TURNS OUT TO BE A GIANT SEWER RAT, THIS INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE IS A STORY WITH FOUR CHAPTERS, EACH CHAPTER HAVING THREE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES. THIS ALLOWS THE USER TO CHOOSE THEIR OWN VARIATION ON THE STORY, JUST AS SUCH A STORY IS CHANGED SLIGHTLY AS IT TRAVELS BY WORD OF MOUTH.

THE STORY AND INTERFACE ANIMATIONS WERE CREATED IN MACROMEDIA FLASH. THE GRAPHICS WERE THEN IMPORTED INTO DIRECTOR WHERE THE INTERACTIVITY WAS BUILT. THE SOUND EFFECTS AND MUSIC WERE SOURCED AT THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SOUNDS LIBRARY AT FLASHKIT.COM.

THE INTERFACE CONVENTION IS BASED ON THE VIEWMASTER. AT THE MAIN MENU THE USER IS PROMPTED TO LOAD THE DISK CONTAINING THE STORY INTO THE VIEWER. THE CHAPTERS ON THE DISK ARE THEN ACCESSED BY ROTATING THE DISC CLOCKWISE OR COUNTERCLOCKWISE WITH THE VIEWER CONTROL BUTTONS. THE USER IS THEN PRESENTED WITH OPTION A, B OR C FOR EACH CHAPTER. WHILE THE STORY IS LINEAR THE USER IS FREE TO RETURN TO A PREVIOUS CHAPTER OR TO SKIP TO ONE OF THE NEXT PARTS.

ALSO INCLUDED IS A HELP SECTION DETAILING THE CONTROLS AND AN 'EJECT' OPTION TO RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU.

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