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Sunday, February 28, 2010

My Digital Story Saga

Researching

Writing and producing a digital story is an adventurous, rewarding process! Researching WWII in the Aleutians occupied several weeks. I wanted to provide more than just dry data strung together with a smattering of story. In order to "flesh out" the character of Jack, and even his Aleut friend Charlie to some extent, I needed to really dig into the lives of the real people involved in the action and capture their personalities. This was the part I enjoyed the most! It was difficult, but I did find sources who revealed their characters along with providing substantial data.

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