Storyboard

Notes

• current graphics are for prototyping purposes and will be refined along the way

Characters

Caption text

Character	Description	Characteristics	World	Sidenotes
	The main character who you will meet in real life (via the DIY kit) or in the browser (via the interactive fiction).	Physical 8 pins (legs) Package (housing): Dual In-Line Package (DIP) (there are two parallel rows of electrical pins attached to the bottom of a black rectangle.) Electrical Source voltage (power supply) cannot be higher than 15v Cannot draw more than 15 milliamps (mA) () from the chip (source: https://circuitdigest.com/article/555-timer-ic)	TBD	For electronics-specific terms/jargons that appear throughout the publication = apply syntax highlighting to visually indicate that the term is specific to a discipline/world (example: "pin"). Next to the term always have a relatable, non-technical term/reference in parentheses (example: "legs"). Include glossary with definitions in the end
Example	Example	Example
Example	Example	Example

Storyboard

v1.0

No	Frame	Text in frame	Notes
1			interactive fiction begins––title page/loading screen animations: (1) title (2) loading progress bar (3) thesis description (letter by letter: python time/sleep function)
2			title page: loading continues
3		Supisara Burapachaisri [title] Thesis submitted to: the Department of Experimental Publishing, Piet Zwart Institute, Willem de Kooning Academy, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the final examination for the degree of : Master of Arts in Fine Art & Design: Experimental Publishing. Adviser: Marloes de Valk Second Reader: [name] Word count: [#]	title page: loading complete
4		Example	interactive fiction directory (index)
5		It is [dd/mm/yyyy] at hh:mm:ss.	splash screen: studio
6		Initializing...	splash screen loading
7		To get started, type in the following shortcut: ⌘ N >	splash screen loading complete, transitions into the welcome page
8		To continue, type in the shortcuts indicated on the screen: >
9		But what are you really designing? You stare blankly at the screen.
10		You watch your hands perform choreographies that vary as you navigate across the Adobe ecosystem. If you stop to think about each movement (shortcut), you forget the keyboard combinations. So the key is: don’t think, or you'll temporarily lose the muscle memory connection (time is of the essence).
11		But there are moments when you begin to dissociate. You begin to question what is actually really happening underneath those shortcuts.
12		You start to reflect on your ‘toolkit’ as a graphic designer...
13		...only to find a keyboard shortcut cheat sheet, a keyboard, a mouse.

Pending frames

No.	Frame	Text in frame	Notes
1		You found a zine.	[moment to leave the screen to interact with zine irl]
2		You found a digital multimeter.	[multimeter debugging scene] record beeping audio add audio js: drag (+) and (-) to specific positions on page to activate sound
3			electronic components version of CC
4			PCB directory of interactive fiction
5			what if Adobe Illustrator is a printed circuit board?