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Media
Content Action User Action
ELEMENT DEFINED

Digital stories have action in two areas: 1) movement of or within the content, and 2) movement required by the user to access the content. Legacy media can have movement within the content (i.e., video) and required by the user (i.e., turn the page) but online stories have different action models. Flash animations, user controlled slide shows, and clicking to prompt the content’s movement are unique to online storytelling. Click here for various possible combinations of content and user action.

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