ENGL 411:
Digital Storytelling

Inspired by the 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

The Spark: Interactive Fiction

By Emily Schultze

In The Spark, you step into the footsteps of Frankenstein's monster. Dropped into a new world, with no initial resources aside from your own wites, you have to go through the process of learning and adapting to your new environment. Will you be able to work with your differences and make connections in the community or will you be forced to leave and survive alone?

Monster Maker: A Game

By Emily O'Brien

You play as Dr. Frankenstein as he gathers materials for his greatest creation: life! Choose the bodies he will extract body parts from, but choose carefully - one wrong part can lead to failure. If you don't get it right the first time, try again until you create the perfect creature!

Captain Walton's Voyage: An Interactive Narrative

By Hannah Levin

This interactive narrative depicts the untold voyage of Robert Walton, the storyteller of Frankenstein's tale and his literary foil. As both Frankenstein and Walton explore the scientific unknown and chase “unpossessed knowledge,” Walton's Arctic trek presents moral dilemmas that mirror the consequences Frankenstein encountered in creating his creature.

A Very Modern Prometheus: Game of Two Perspectives

By Emily Artner and Hailey Holkenson

A “Game of Two Perspectives” is a set of choose your own adventure stories in which you can test your fate at Cal Poly. Take your chance as Vicky Frankenstein or maybe play as her robot creation and discover how you fare in a very modern prometheus story.

Test Your Personality: How Much of a Romantic Are You Really?

By Katie Simas

Ever wondered how you would have fit in with the Romantics? Want to find out! Take these BuzzFeed style quizzes to test how you would swing it in the Romantic era!

Let's See Which Poetic Meme Your Favorite Quotes Reveal

By Katie Simas

We know you love a good meme, and you're always looking for that next Instagram caption quote. Why not take this quiz and find both at the same time?

Tell Us How You'd Spend a Weekend in SLO and We'll Tell You Which Poem You Should Read Next

By Katie Simas

Ever had plans for every weekend of the month but browse the internet for hours looking for just the right poem to read? Well you're in luck, and you've come to just the right spot on the internet to help find just the poet your heart desires.

Frankenstein's Many Monsters: A Look at Frankenstein Misinterpretations in the Modern Era

By Bridget Butler-Sullivan

Frankenstein has encountered multiple alterations and misinterpretations since its publication. Characters have been created, events get fabricated, and our understanding of Adam consistently gets lost in translation. I present to you a response to the mayhem: a comprehensive overview of the monster Shelley created, and the myths others formed.

Create or Be Created: A Monster Interactive Fiction

By Connor Crowley

Immerse yourself within a world of monsters and creation. Would you prefer to create life or be one created? You decide. You make the choices; you make your own story. You now have the chance to influence the story rather than simply observe. So begin your adventure, make your choices, arrive at your unique outcome, and then play all over again.

Frankenstorm Maria: U.S. Hurricane Disaster Relief

By Lauren Davis

Frankenstorm Maria: U.S. Hurricane Disaster Relief details the magnitude of Hurricane Maria, its impact on Puerto Rico’s infrastructure, and its political and economic aftermath. The story includes multimedia sources to give the reader the opportunity to explore multiple facets of the story.

The Pursuit of a Monster: An Interactive Story Inspired by Frankenstein

By Hailey Holstein

In a fit of guilt and cowardice, you abandoned the monster you created. Now, on the last night of your pursuit, you find yourself reminiscing as you hunt down your creation. How will you choose to take responsibility?

Supernatural Stories Created During the Summer of 1816

By Claire Hughes

This digital story focuses on the Summer of 1816 and how this event influenced the literary works of several Romantic authors. Due to the stormy weather conditions, the authors were prompted to create their own ghost stories, thus resulting in the creation of Frankenstein, The Vampyre, and A Fragment.

The Woman That Made the Monster

By Lea Bruder and Isabel Hughes

This Adobe Spark project will include a timeline of Mary Shelley's life with a focus on the deaths that permeated her life beginning in infancy. We will explore the way in which these deaths played a role in the development of Frankenstein, specifically looking at the theme of creator abandoning creation.

Dr. Frankenstein Creates a Dragon

By Hannah Scholtes

My piece is an interactive fiction in which the player assumes the role of Dr. Frankenstein. Dr. Frankenstein decides to create a dragon, and from this starting point the player must choose the fates of both Dr. Frankenstein and the dragon as you travel down various pathways.

Our Frankenstein: The Evolution of Frankenstein Through Popular Media

By Annemarie Sohn

When your favorite book turns into a movie, we are disappointed that the media doesn't quite portray how it is written always. This can be said for Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" a thousand times over. Take a look at how Frankenstein was written to look and how it is commonly viewed today.

Cross Stitch: Interactive Fiction

By Sarah Wix

A flash of lightning, a rumble of thunder, and suddenly, there is life. You awake with nothing to your name—in fact, you don’t even have a name. Without a past, it is up to you to discover who, or what, you are by navigating a foreign land to find the one person who has the answers—your creator.

Prometheus Unbinding: A Digital Story

By Edward Yi

This is a short and brief excerpt about a hell-bent Artificial Intelligence entity, neglected to thrive and survive off the contents of the internet, only to find humans as a parasitic vermin.