Mr.Wolf, a Bad Guy?: Digital multi-language story book

1-1-2008

Mr.Wolf, a Bad Guy?: Digital multi-language story

book

Ya-Wen Chen

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Faculty

ofthe College of

Imaging

Artsand Sciences

in _{candidacy for}thedegree of Masterof FineArts

Mr.

Wolf,

A Bad Guy? Digital Multi-Language

Story

Book

by

Ya-Wen,

Chen

Chris Jackson

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Associate Advisor: Dan Deluna, Assistant Professor, Computer Graphics Design

Dan Deluna

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Associate Advisor: Marla Schweppe, Professor, Computer Graphics Design

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Patti Lachance, Associate Professor, School of Design

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Digital Multi-Language

Story

Book

YaWen Chen

RochesterInstituteof

Technology

ComputerGraphics Design

Project Description 4

Reviewofliterature 7

Process

The _Story 10

The Characters 24

The Logo 35

The Layout 36

TheTopics 37

Summary

38

Appendix

Programming

44

Interactive

learning

material can be beneficialto the

studyoflanguages. Giventoday's_technology, bookscan notberegarded asthe_onlysource of

learning

or_studying languages.

However, by integrating

themassive

information readilyavailable

by

means of

books,

World Wide

Web,

computer_technology,and inter-personal

relations,one can createdigital interactive

learning

_media, which will not_onlyenhancethe

learning

materials but alsoboosttheinterestsin

learning

languages.

Website:

Learning

a new language froma differentlinguistic system can be very difficult. Researchalso indicates

learning

the grammar, pronunciationand_vocabularyfrom a new languagecanbemoredifficult foradultsthan kids. However, aSpanish writer

by

nameCamilo Jose

Cela,

a Nobel Prizewinnerin 1989 said, the threemajor

languages

likely

to bespoken in thefuturewould be English,ChineseandSpanish. Iaskedhow?Theansweris dueto the rapid growth ofthe Spanish and Chinese

economyand population. Hence,the_studyofthese

languagesis important.

Chinese is my first language, but my undergraduate

major wasin Spanish Literature. I am_{currently studying} computergraphicdesignat R.I.T.

Studying

a language is

mypassion, but unfortunately itcomes with countless

difficulties. Despiteadvancementincomputer_technology, there seemto beaninsufficientamount of_study

materials available via computer_{interactivity}when it

comesto thestudyoflanguages.

My

projectthereforewill

betocombine motionimagesand _studymaterials suchas audio _{CDs, tutorials,}work-booksand popular

fairy

tales

Project Description

(continued) Thesis Statement

Iwill create adigital multi-language_{story book for}people

who wantto learn one oftheselanguages:

Chinese,

Englishand Spanish. The projectis based onthe two

well-knowntales"The Three Little Pigs"

and"The Little

Red

Riding

_Hood", becausethey'reshort and_easyto

follow. The digital story bookincludes these two

elements:

Motiongraphics:Therewillbeno stillimagesin thebook. Animated graphics will be used to showthe_story,

accompanied withtext toexplainthestory. Users can use a control barto stoporto pausetheanimation.

Pronouncing: The usernot_onlycan read thestory, but

can hearthe_storyalso._{The story}will berecorded

by

the native languagesspeakers.

Fun: Both ofthe referred stories havethesame

character,thewolf.Butthewolfisalwaysdescribedas a villain. Baseonthis point, I'd liketo create a new versionof_story, which overturnsthe _personalityof

thewolf.

Moreover,

the menu ofthenew _{story is}

presented intheformof_{newspaper, thusthe}user can gettoknowthewhole_storyandthewolf

by

_exploring

Language background: persons who know basic

Chinese,

English and

Spanish,

and would liketo learn more one ofthethree languages.

School Experience, theirreading level: high school education and beyond.

Geographic location: places wherehavecomputers

Interestsand hobbies: persons who desireto learn

Spanish,

English orChinese.

Books

-Los Tres Cerditos/The ThreeLittlePigs (Bilingual

Tales)

Maria Rius

Scholastic en _Espanol, September _1, 2006

This bookprovides me astheSpanish language

reference.

The True

Story

oftheThree Little Pigs Jon _Scieszka, Lane Smith

Puffin, March _1, 1996

- The Three Pigs

David Wiesner

Clarion _Books,April _23, 2001

Jon Scieszkaturned the_{favorite kid's story} upside down

by

_allowingthe_grosslymisjudged wolfto tell his

side ofthestory. David Weisnerguides the_storyof

thisbooktogo onthe basisofthe traditional_version, butthedifferent partiseach _pig endsin

having

their

own adventures. Bothofthese books

help

meto

come_upwith a

totally

_overturningand_surprising plot.

- Disney's

Classic Animated

Story

Book Collection

Disney

Interactive

Redmond,

WA :

CounterTop

Software

This bookshows me howto build a practical method

for

learning

tospeakSpanish.

Approachesand Methodsin LanguageTeaching

Jack C. _Richards,Theodore S. Rodgers

Cambridge _{University Press,} March

12,

2001

How Languages AreLearned (Oxford Handbooks

for Language

Teachers)

Patsy

M. _Lightbown, NinaSpada

Oxford

University Press,

April

27,

2006

- Principles_ofLanguage

Learning

and

Teaching

H. Douglas Brown

Pearson _ESL, March

6,

2000

These books explains me the major principles

and methods in language _teaching, such as

grammar _translation, communicative language

teaching, and the natural approach. It shows

each approach and method in terms of its

theory oflanguage and language

learning,

goals, syllabus,

teaching

activities, teacherand

learner roles, materials, and cooperative

language

learning,

content-based

instruction,

(continued)

Movie

-Hoodwinked

Cory Edwards,

Todd

Edwards, Tony

Leech

Story Brainstorming

Characters

Setting

Characters & ScenesDesign

Story

Book Interface

and

LogoDesign

Story

Translation

Story

Narration

Recording

Programming

Motion Graphics

Story

The storycombines charactersfromtwotales,"The Three

Little Pigs"and"The Little Red

Riding

Hood."The story

revolves around on thecommon _character,'the

wolf"

to

develop

thestructure andto create a new_version, which

overturnsthestereotypical imageofthewolf.

The waytoexpressthewolfis misunderstood as a villain

isto _employa succession of misinterpretationsbetween

each character and thewolf.

In theend ofthestory, thewolfis

dead,

and thenewsis

published onthelocal newspaper._Therefore,theusercan

explorethe_story

by

_readingthe

motion-graphics-newspaper. _{In this way, the}order of each plot

isn't as critical asfortheother story.

Thus,

no matter

which plotthe user start

from,

theuser still can

comprehend thewhole story.

The

Story

_{(English version)}

Mr. Wolf& All

Todayas_{usual, Mr. Wolf}goesto thecasino withJerky. In the

poker_{room, Mr. Wolf}wins most ofthebet. Histableis fullofhis

chips. Heso enjoysthegameand is_happywith whathe has now.Soheputs allthemoneyonthenext_bet,andthinksthis is the lasttimehewill gambleincasino. _{And unexpectedly,Jerky}

winsthis_bet, including Mr. Wolf'smoney. He thinks_Jerkyjust

cheats,so hehasanargumentwith_Jerky, but itendsin fighting.

Moneyis walking around outsidehisapartment, pressing the

door bell without patience and keeps peekinginside the house.

Mr. Wolfknows_Moneyis _lookingfor him andtherent,which he

has delayed forone month. Heknowsifhe lets_Moneysee_him,

hewillgetinto_bigtrouble,soheplanstorunasfastashecan.

Justas_{he is readyto run, Money}makes aturnand seeshim.

"Hey,where'sthemoney,you bastard. _Stoprunning!" Money

yells. All that Mr. Wolfcandois run run run

Mr. Wolfdoesn'twanttogohome because hecan't runinto

Moneyagain. Sohestays onthestreet.Afterone_week,he

can'tstand_{his hunger anymore,} sohegoestoany house

lookingfor food. Heuses alltheenergy lefttoknockonthedoor.

Aftera whilehejusthearsthemanin thehouseyells_something

andtellshimtogo away.Thewind keeps_blowingon him. Mr.

Wolfkeeps_knocking,butno one answersthedoor. Hecan't

stand thecold and keepssneezing.All of a _sudden,afterone

big sneezes,thehousecollapses. _{He only}can continue onthe

road_lookingforfood.

Mr.Wolfkeeps walking and walking.When hegetsin theDark

Forest,hesmellssomethinggoodlikecookies.Againheusesall

his energyleft,follows thesweet smellandseeksfor theorigin.

Heonlyseesthesmellis_{coming from something}red ahead. He

chasestheredthing. _{Unexpectedly,}thered_thing isgone. He

lookseverywhere around _him,and can'tfind the redthing. He

getssosad. And thenallthatheremembers_{is somethingbig} andhotcamefrom his backandtookhimall_{the way down}then

Story

(continued)

(Onthe way, Mr.Wolfandthebomb_bumpintoa_trunk, sothe

bomb fliesin theopposite_direction,and Mr.Wolf survives.)

When Mr.Wolf is_{awake, he finds}himself infrontof a house.

He'stooexhaustedtostandup,sohecrawlstowards thehouse

looking for_helpandfood. Finally, hereachesthe_house, and

findsthedoorisopen.

"Is anybodyhome?"

he says, butno oneanswers,sohe lets

himselfinto thehouse. Helooksaroundthe house. Noone is

there. Although hesmells_{the cookies,} heis tootired, and

prefersto takea_{nap first.} Sohejustlies downonthe bedand

falls asleep quicklyanddeeply.

Afterawhile, theheadachewakesMr.Wolfup. Hefinds himself

isfloatingin theair. And he looks down. Redand_Grannyare

dragging his _bodyout ofthehouse. Mr.Wolfknows his life is

over, heisdead.

Timmv &Mr. Wolf

Justas_{usual, Timmyis ready}togotoGranny'shouse. But

when heis_locking thedoorand_{windows, he hears}some

sounds_comingfromtheback. Heturns backand seesMr.Wolf

running towardshim.

"Ahhhh "Mr.Wolf_{is roaring}and _{running towards him.}

Timmythinks Mr.Wolfis going toeat_him, so allthathecando

isrun run run

Jerkv& Mr. Wolf

BecauseTimmythinks_{Mr.Wolf is chasing} after_him, herunsto

they'resleeping,and someone outsideis_knockingontheirdoor.

Jerkytakesalookout window. Heseestheshadowof_Mr.Wolf, and hethinks Mr. Wolfmust comeforrevenge because he

cheatedhim in thepoker game. He tells_Timmy,who is

shivering all over with_fear,tohidewell.

"Go away, buddy. Ihave nothing foryou.Ididn'tcheat" Jerky

says, but Mr. Wolfstill keeps knocking._Jerkygrabs a batand is

readytogotobeatMr. Wolf._Suddenlythehouse justcollapses.

All that_Timmyand_Jerkycando isrun run run

Red & Mr. Wolf

As usual,she servesthedrinksand chats withthegamblers.

Suddenlyshefeelssomeonetouched her butt. Sheturnsround, and seesMr.Wolf_staringwiththesmile ather. She thinks it isMr.

Wolfwhojustdid_it,so she slapshimand walks away.

One_dayon _{her way home}intheDark_Forest,shefindsthere's

someguyfollowingher. She decidestohidesomewheretowait

for himandbeat him. _{Finally,the guy}who shows_{up is Mr. Wolf.} Butwhen Redis readytobeat himwith _{Kong Fu,suddenly}a stream of white smokepasses_byandtakes Mr. Wolfaway. Red

isso scared and runsto thehouseof_{her granny}asfastasshe

can.

Finally,she arrives atGranny's_house; she_{finds her granny has} big hairyfeet. Thenshetakesa closerlook. Itscaresher.

"It'syou

again!!!"

she says withanger. Then_Grannyshows_up

softlyand quietly.AfterRedleansoverand whispers_something

Story

(continued)

Red.ThenRed justhits Mr. Wolf'shead _heavilyseveraltimes.

Paco & Mr. Wolf

Timmyand_Jerky runto their_{big brother,} Paco._Theytell Paco whathappened to them. Hedecidesto take revengefor his brothers. So_theyfollowthefootprintsofMr. Wolfalong the

road,andwait_{for any}chancetoget even withMr.Wolf.

"Ismell_somethingsmellslike Granny'scookies."

Timmysays.

"Hey,look. He is_following Red."Jerkysays. "I knew he likes

her."

"Come_{on, let's do something}tosaveRedand revengeforus." Pacosays.

Then Paco throwsafireballtowards Mr. Wolf.

After_hearingthesound"BANG! BANG! BANG! "Thethree pigs

cheertheirvictory.

"Letme_buyyou guys some _beers,ha-ha."Pacosaysand walks towardsbarwith histwobrothers.

Granny & Mr. Wolf

When Grannyis preparingtheingredientsforthecookies,she hearsthe_big sound_outside, andfeelsthefloorshake.She hurriesoutsidetocheck,andthescene sheseesscaresherto

death,whichis Mr. Wolf_{is crawling towards her. She thinks} Mr. Wolfis goingtoeat_her, so sheruns into the houseandhides

The

Story

(Chineseversion)

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(continued)

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The

Story

_{(Spanish version)}

Mr. Wolf &All (El Sr. LobovTodosl

Undfa,elSr. Lobose va al casino conJerky. En lasala_{de poker,}

elSr. Loboganala mayoriade lasapuestas. Lamesa esta llena

desusfichas. Eldisfruta mucho con el_juego,yesta_muy

contentocon lascartas quetiene.Asfquedecideapostartodo

eldineroen esa mismaronda,ypiensa qu esta es laultimavez

quejugaraen el casino. _{Inesperadamente, Jerky}ganala

apuesta. ElSr. Lobo piensa que_Jerkyhace_trampas,por eso

discutenyalfinal se pelean.

CuandoelSr. Loboregresa a sucasa,ve que_Moneyesta

esperandofueradesu_casa,tocandoeltimbrecom_impaciencia,

sindejardemirardentro de lacasa.El Sr. Lobosabeque_Money Loestaba buscandoparaque pagara la renta. El tambien sabe

que si _Money love,vaatenerserios_problemas, por soplanea

escaparlomas rapido possible. Enel momentaen que el se

voltea_{y lo}ve.

Moneygrita"iOye! Dondeesta eldinerosinverguenza.

iDetente!"Todoloque el Sr. Lobopuedehaceres_{correr, correr,}

correr.

El Sr. Lobo no quiere volver a su_casa, porque no quiere

encontrarse con_Moneyotra vez. Decidevivir en lacalle.

Despuesdeunasemana,elSr. Loboya no puede aguantar mas

el hambre,pore so el decideira cualquier casa parabuscar

comida. El empleatoda laenergfa quelequeda para tocarun

timbre. Pasaun_rata,ysolo oye una vozque legrita algo_yque

leordena irse. El vientosigue_soplando,mientras el sigue

llamando ala_puerta, pero nadielaabre. El no puede soportar

el_{frio y}empiezaa estornudar. Derepente,despues deun

enorme_estornudo, sehunde lacasa. ElSr. Lobosolo pretende

encontrarcomida.

El Sr. Lobocamina_ycamina ,ysigue caminando porlas

calles. CuandoMegaal BosqueOscuro siente olor a galletas.

Otra_vez, empleatodala energfa quelequeda para perseguir

estedulce aroma_yencontrarsu origin.Vesolamente que el

olor vienedealgo rojodelante deel. Decidepersiguir esta cosa

roja. _{Inesperadamente,}lacosa rojadesaparece. El mira por

todas partes,yno puede encontrarla.Else ponetriste._Despues,

todoloque recuerdaes que algo grande_ycalientevino por

detras y lo llevoconsigo. Entonceel Sr. Lobosedesmaya.

(Enel camino,el Sr. Lobo_{y la bomba}vuelan endirecciones

Story

(continued)

Cuandose_despierta,se encuntra enfrentede una casa. Esta

demasiadocansadopara _lewantarse, poreso se arrastra hacia

lacasapara buscarayuda_ycomida._Finalmente,Megaalacasa

yve quela puerta esta abierta.

"_ _Hayalguien en

casa?"

diceelSr. _Lobo,peronadie_responde,

asfqueentra. El mira portodaspartes. Nadieesri allf.Aunque

huele las galletas,estademasiado_cansado,yprefieretomar

una siesta primero. Poreso se acuesta enlacama_ysequeda

dormodoenseguida.

Despuesde un_rata, sedespiertacon undolor decabeza _yse

encuentraflotandoen el aire. Mirahaciaabajo_yve comoRed_y

Abuelitaestan arrastrando su cuerpofuera de lacasapara

enterrarlo. Entoncessedacuentadeque su vidahaterminado:

esta muerto.

Timmv & Mr. Wolf

(Timmy

vel Sr. Lobo)

Comode_{costumbre,Timmy}estalistoparaira casadeAbuelita.

Peromientrascierralaspuertas_{y lasventanas,}oye algun ruido

que vienede_detras,sedavuelta_yve que elSr. Lobocorre

haciael.

"Ahhhhh "

el Sr. Lobo ruge_ycorrehaciael._Timmypiensa

que el Sr. Lobovaacomerlo, por esotodo loque puedehacer

escorrer,correr_ycorrer.

Jerkv& Mr. Wolf

(Jerky

_yel Sr. Lobo)

Como_Timmypiensa que elSr. Lobo lo persigue,correhacia la

casadesuhermano, Jerky,yvive allf por un_{tiempo. Una noche,}

fuera.Jerkyechaun vistazo porlaventana_yvelasombradelSr.

Lobo. Piensa queel Sr. Lobo debe haberregresadopara

vengarse, porqueel lo engano en eljuegodel poker. Ledicea

Timmy (estatemblando todo_{de miedo)}que se esconda bien.

Jerkydice:"Vete amigo,notengonada para_ti, note engane!",

pero el Sr. Lobosiguellamandoala puerta. _{Entonces, Jerky}

toma un _{bate y}sedisponeadarleungolpealSr. Lobo. De

repente, lacasa sederrumba. Todo loque_TimmyyJerky

pueden hacerescorrer, correr_ycorrer.

Red & Mr. Wolf (Red v el Sr. LoboT

Como_{de costumbre,} Redsirve_{las bebidas y}charlaconlos

jugadores. Derepente ellasienteque alguienla_toca,se voltea

yve al Sr. Loboque lamirafijamentecon una sonrisa. Ella

piensa que es elSr. Loboque acaba de_tocarla, asf quele da

una _{bofetada y}seva.

Un _dfa,de regreso a su casa enBosque_Oscuro,Redseda

cuenta que alguienlasigue. Decideescondersepara esperarlo

ygolpearlo. _Finalmente,el perseguidoraparece_yresultaser el

Sr. Lobo. Perocuando esta listaparagolpearlocon _{kong fu,}de

repenteMega unacorriente_{de humo bianco y}sellevaal Sr.

Lobo. Redestatanasustadaycorre hacia lacasade Abuelita

tanrapidamentecomo puede.

CuandoMegaalacasadeAbuelita,ellave quesuabuelitatiene

lospies grandesypeludos. Entoncesseacerca para mirarla

mejoryse asusta."Eres tu otravez !!!"dicecon rabia.Abuelita

Story

(continued)

susurra algo al _{ofdo, Abuelita le da} un palodeamasar a Red.

Entonces, Redgolpea confuerza sel Sr. Lobovarias veces.

Paco & Mr. Wolf (Pacov el Sr. Lobo)

Timmyyjerkycorrenhaciasu_{hermano mayor,} Paco. Le

explican loque les ha sucedido. Pacodecidevengarse porsus

hermanos. Siguen las huellas delSr. Loboalo largo del_camino,

yesperancualquierocasionde desquitarsecon el Sr. Lobo.

"Huele algo, hayun olorparecidoalasgalletasdeAbuelita."

DiceTimmy.

"iEh! _Mira,el Sr. Loboesta persiguiendoaRed.Yasabfa yo que le gustaba."

DiceJerky.

"Vamos, hagamosalgo para salvar a _{Red y de}paso nos

vengamos."

DicePaco.

Entonces Pacoarroja una bola de fuego haciaelSr. Lobo.

Depuesdeofr el sonido"BANG! BANG! BANG!"

lostrescerditos

celebran su victoria. Pacodice "Dejenmecomprarlesunas

cervezas,ja ja

ja."

Yvajuntocon susdos hermanos haciael

bar.

Granny& Mr. Wolf (Abuelita v el Sr. Lobo')

Cuando Abuelita esta preparandolos ingredientesparalas

galletas,oyeun gran ruidofuera de lacasa _ysiente comoel

suelotimbla. Saleafuera para verque _{pasa, y lo}quevela

asusta muchfsimo. El Sr. Lobose esta arrastrandohaciaella.

Ellapiensa que elSr. Lobova a_comerla,asfque corre a

vectorstyle (Image No.l). Inordertovivifythe

characters, I renderthedifferenttouch

by

_giving a

hand-drawing

and cut-out_texture; also givethem some

visualdepths (Image No.2).

M

(Mr._Wolf)

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Introduction

(English)

Mr. Wolf isa going-to-be-fired reporter. Hisbosstold him if

there'sno great_report,nojobfor himanymore. _Moreover, he

hasno muchleftofhis deposit forthe rent,sohe decidestogo

to takea _bigchance incasino.TherehemeetsJerky._They

become gambling partners,and goto thecasinoevery day. Mr.

Wolf's luckis in. Hewins_some,andhethinkshis_dayisfinally

goingtocome.

(Chinese)

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(Spanish)

El Sr. Loboes un periodista al que van a echardeltrabajo. Su

jefele dijoque allfno_hayningun reportaje_bueno,ya no_hay trabajoalgunopara el. _Ademas,el notienesuficientedinero

para pagar su renta. Poresodecideiral casino paraarriesgar

grandescantidadesde dinero.Allf,conoce aJerky. EllosMegana

(Red 8._Granny)

Red &Grann\

Introduction

(English)

Redworks atthecasino, and_Grannyhasa cookie store. _They

livetogether inOak Village.WhenRedgoesto work,shehasto

gothroughthe Dark ForestandRustic Village. Shealways

bringsgranny'sfamous deliciouscookies with herto work,so

therearealwaysbunchof people aroundhertosharethe

cookies. Of_course, also some guysjustwantto talk toher.

(Chinese)

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-^mBm-^mmimmnmM#mmmm^n

f:mxmmmm^^mmm^m^ nm m^Hk^Rmmm

.ISME

(Spanish)

Red trabajaen elcasino,y Abuelitatieneunatiendadegalletas.

Viven juntasenVillaRoble.Cuando Redva a_trabajar,ellatiene

que pasar por el _{Bosque Oscuro y la Villa Rustica. Red}es

preciosa_ysiemprellevaconsigo altrabajolascelebres_y

deliciosasgalletasde_Abuelita, por esa razon siempre_hay

mucha gente a sualrededor para comersus galletas. Por

supuesto,algunos chicos solo quierenhablarconella porque es

Design

Front Back

Characters

(Red 8._Granny)

Granny

Design

limmy, Jerky& Paco

Introduction

(English)

Timmyisatimid home_boy,he doesn'tgo out oftenbecause

he'stooafraidoftheworld outside._{The onlything} makeshim

gooutishis favorite_dessert,Granny'scookie. Hehastwoelder

brothers, PacoandJerky. _Jerkyjustashisname_implies,

behaves likea rogue. Hehasno_job,and alwaysfoolsaround

and gambles all_{day. The eldest,Paco,}isa gunrunner. Hemakes

a _{living bysmuggling}weapons.

(Chinese)

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M7A^^a,-i-^Jilft_tBP,W*sJ_S55Wff^ Jimmy

WFBfiWW Paco_{m Jerky}

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(Spanish)

Timmyes un chicotfmidoque no suele salirdecasa porque

tienemiedodel mundo exterior. La unica cosa queconsigue

sacarlodecasa essupostrefavorite: Lasgalletasde Abuelita.

El tienedos hermanos mayors,Jerkyy Paco.Jerky, comosu

nombrelo _indica, esunsinverguenza. El notiene_trabajo,y

todoel dfa pierdetiempoyapuesta dinero. El mayor sellama

Pacoyes untraficante dearmas. Segana lavidahaciendo

(Timmy-JerkyfiePaco)

Timmy

Design

^

Jerky

Design

Front

(Timmy-Jerky&Paco)

Paco

Design

Back

Introduction

(English)

Moneyisa _{greedy landlord} who ownsRusticVillage. Mr. Wolf

andthreepigs all livethere.

(Chinese)

(Spanish)

Moneyes el codiciosodueho deVilla _Rustica, dondeviven El Sr.

Lobo ylostrescerditos.

Design

/

Front Back

The Logo

The Logo isdesignedwith elementsthatcorrespond with

themain character.Theupper part ofthelogoisanimage

of an angel likewolf with a haloon its headwhich isthen

separated

by

the title bartocreate a reflection of an evil

wolf. Hence the titleofthis Project"Mr. _Wolf, AbadGuy?"

By

thedescriptionofthelogoI hopethe messagecarried

across helpsto not

identify

Mr. Wolfas in theclassic

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Thecontent ofthe projectiscomposed offourmajor

topics, the

Characters,

the

Story,

the

Vocabulary

and the

Quiz.

Asshown fromthe _{Image above,}themain menu is

locatedatthe top-horizontalarea.Andallthe_sub-menus,

which

belong

to each major_topic, arelocated atthe

left-verticalarea.Thecontent ofthechosenitem isshown

in the right_area, nextto the sub-menu.

To structuretheamount ofinformation availablefor the

usersto interactwith thecharacterscreated _{in the story,}

thepop-upsection, located atthe _{bottom area,}offersthe

usera spaceto read and more

flexibility

to controlthe

iheCharacter

Thecharactersare shown in the fieldglassto givethe

user a sense of control. Through this processthe users

could learn more aboutthe charactersfromthe_pop-up

section in_anyofthese

languages,

_Chinese, Englishand

Spanish oftheirchoice.

m

Themenu ofthe_story is presented in a form of a

newspaper.The user canthen movethe_magnifying glass

to read a little bitofthe news orifso interested usethe

magnifying glasstoclick a picturetowatch thestory.The

story is also availablein textformat forusersto read in

their languageof choice.

Each segmentofthe_story isshown in theform of motion

graphics toassistthe userto have more interest in

learning

language. Themotion graphics are animated

with _typographytocreate an _entertaining visual effect of

the words.

iheVocabulai

TheVocabulary offersthe userthereadiness toconsult

thesignificationas soon as

they

_{learn any}new wordfrom

ThecontentoftheQuiz isto providetheuser an

opportunitytoexaminehow much_{theyactually learned}

fromtheuse ofthevocabulary.

After thecompletion ofthis_project, Igotit testedandthe

topics thatseemed tointerestmost ofthe userswerethe

Story

and theQuiz.

Thespecialtyofthe

Story

is the presentation as motion

graphic. Motion graphicis composed oftheanimated

typographyand thecharacters. A high percentage ofthe

usersthought itwas_amusing tosee a combination such

asthisand itsvisual effect a major attraction todrawthe

attention to

learning

a new language. In additionthe

audience also thought thenarration was_easyon_{the ear,}

veryclear and professional.

The users also stressed theirconcern onthespeed ofthe

typographyastoofast for

beginning

language learnersto

read and rememberthewords.

Though it is a positive_concern, Ialso seethis as a

drawbackthat I didn't put intoconsideration when I was

working onthe motion graphics. I believe it iscritical for

metolearnthatalthough adesignwork needsfine_tuning

to attract_{the users, I} hadto _{stay focused} to not missthe

main purpose and principal ofthework.

Because _my undergraduate major wasn'tin

design,

I had

noexperienceinworking on_any projectwith thescale

such asthisone.

From characters

design,

interface

design,

_story narration

recording tomotion _graphics, all ofthem were

definitely

challengesforme.Through this processI struggled a_lot,

learned a lot and improved a loton skills.

It tooka

long

time tofinishthis project becauseI had to

learn and to think through each and everyone ofthe

characters actions forthemotion graphics before

doing

characters design.

For the interface

design,

itwas _really a great challenge.

Tolistento thevoicefromthe testers is indeed helpful for

me. Below is theoriginal interfacedesign.The response

from the usersis the design istoocomplicated fora

learning

material, moreover, there'snocleardirection

where_theyshould gofirst.

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space. The users can_only seetheinformationofthe

section_they pick.

Final interface_(characters)

(continued)

Final interface_(vocabulary)

inal interface _(quiz)

present _merelywith image-based motion graphics and

narration. The imagewill bethecombination ofthe

characters I drew and modified picture asbackground

(Image No.3).

Image No.3

But asI was_working on _it, I found outtheworkturned

outto be bland and with no character or lifetoit nor

innovation at all. _Thus, I haltedfor awhileto searchfor a

new solution. Andone

day,

when I was_watching a movie

andtried toput subtitle_{on, the}ideacame. Ifound _out,as

a non-English native_{speaker, to}seethe wordsis so

helpfulformetolearn the language._Therefore, Idecided

toputthecritical element-wordto_myworkandtochange

mydirection toa moretype-based motion graphics

(Image No.4). It's thecombination ofthecharacters and

thesignificant simpledrawings. I believethat tojoin

reading and

listening

togetherinto the motion graphics

(continued)

Image No.4

Toaddto _it,thenarration _recording was_totallya new

field forme. I learned how_{to record,}alsotheskill of

editing and_cooperating the voice withthe motion

graphic.

Doubtless, althoughthe projectis

finished,

a lotcould be

enhanced fora bettersolution and design. _However, at

this point, Iam satisfied with _{the achievement,} and Idid

liketo be

deeply

thankful fortheguidance andthe

digital story

book,

such asto showthe topicchosen

by

the _users, todetermine when toload or unload the

openinganimation ofthe

Vocabulary

and the Quizand to

tell when toshow or hide the_{pop-up reading} section.

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Abstracts 49

ProjectDescription 50

Surveyofthe Literature 53

Interactive_learningmaterial canbe beneficialto thestudyof

languages. Giventoday's_technology, bookscan notbe regardedastheonlysourceof_learningor_studying languages.

However, by integratingthemassive informationreadily available_bymeans of_books,World Wide_Web,computer

technology,and inter-personal_relations,one can createdigital interactive _{learningmedia,}whichwill not_onlyenhancethe

learning materialsbutalso boosttheinterests in _learning

Learninga new language fromadifferent linguisticsystem can

be very difficult. Researchalsoindicates_{learningthe grammar,}

pronunciationand_{vocabulary from}a new languagecan be

moredifficult foradultsthankids. _However,aSpanishwriter_by

nameCamiloJose_Cela,aNobel Prizewinnerin 1989_{said, the}

three majorlanguages_likelytobespokenin thefuturewould

be _English, Chineseand Spanish. Iaskedhow?Theansweris

dueto therapid growth oftheSpanishand_{Chinese economy}

and population. _Hence,thestudyoftheselanguagesis

important.

Chinese is my firstlanguage, but myunder graduate major was

in Spanish Literature. Iam_{currently studying}computer graphic

designatR.I.T. Studyinga _{language is mypassion,}but

unfortunatelyitcomes withcountlessdifficulties. Despite

advancementincomputer_technology,thereseemtobean

insufficientamount of_studymaterials available via computer

interactivitywhenitcomesto the_studyoflanguages. _My

projectthereforewill betocombine motion imagesand_study

materials such as audioCDs, tutorials,work-books and popular

fairytalesintoan interactiveCDfor easymemorization of

grammar, pronunciation and_vocabularyofthelanguages.

Thesis Statement

Iwould liketocreate a digital multi-language_{story book for}

people who wanttolearnone oftheselanguages: _Chinese,

Englishand Spanish. Theprojectis basedon thewell-known

tale"The ThreeLittle_Pigs", because it'sshort and_{easy to}

(continued)

The digital story book includesthese threeelements:

Motiongraphics: Therewill benoimages in the book.

Animatedgraphicswill beusedtoshow_{the story,}

accompaniedwithtext toexplainthestory. Userscan use a

control barto_stopor pausetheanimation.

Pronouncing: Oncethe usertouchesanyobject shown in the

motion_graphics,audio will pronounce whatit'scalledin the

languagechosen _{bythe user,}andtheword also will be

shown.

I<Fun: The result of_storychangesdependson

users'

choice.

Theuser willhavetwochoicesforeach ofthepigs at critical

-Use exiting "The Three LittlePigs"

story booksand

imaginationto_developandinventvariousstories and

endings.

-Motiongraphics: usephotographicimagesand illustrations

(tools: _{Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash,} After_Effects)

- Pronouncing:

requiretwo nativelanguage_{speakers, English}

and_Spanish,and recordthepronunciations of objectsin

theanimation(tools: _{Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash,}After

Effects)

Once the thesis iscompleted, itwill becapable of_being

distributedontheweb and onCD.

Define Audience

Language background: persons whoalready knowone of

the threelanguages, Chinese, Spanishand English

SchoolExperience,theirreadinglevel: highschool education

and beyond

Geographic location: places where havecomputers

Interestsandhobbies: persons whodesiretolearn_Spanish,

EnglishorChinese

Technical knowledge: persons whoknow how to browse

Books

Los Tres Cerditos/The Three LittlePigs(Bilingual

Tales)

Maria Rius

Scholasticen _Espahol,September_1, 2006

Thisbookprovidesme astheSpanish language

reference.

The True_StoryoftheThree LittlePigs

Jon_Scieszka, LaneSmith

Puffin, March _1, 1996

The ThreePigs

David Wiesner

Clarion _Books,April _23, 2001

JonScieszka turned thefavorite kid's storyupsidedown _by

allowingthegrosslymisjudged wolftotell hisside ofthe

story. David Weisnerguides_{the story}ofthisbook togoon

thebasisofthe traditional version,butthedifferentpartis

each _pig endsin_havingtheirown adventures. Bothof

these books _helpmetocomeupwitha_{totallyoverturning}

and surprising plot.

Disney's Classic Animated_Story BookCollection

DisneyInteractive

It helps metocreatethelayout for interactive_learning

material andtounderstand how to build interactive

Thisbookshows mehowtobuilda practical methodfor

learningtospeakSpanish.

Approachesand Methodsin Language_Teaching

JackC. _Richards,TheodoreS. Rodgers

Cambridge_{University Press,} March _12, 2001

How LanguagesAreLearned(Oxford Handbooksfor

LanguageTeachers)

PatsyM. _Lightbown, NinaSpada

Oxford _{UniversityPress,} April _27, 2006

PrinciplesofLanguageLearningand_Teaching

H. Douglas Brown

(continued)

These books explains methe major principles and

methods in language_teaching, such as grammar

translation, communicative language teaching, and

the natural approach. Itshowseach approach and method in termsof its_theory of language and

language _{learning, goals, syllabus, teaching}

activities, teacher and _{learner roles, materials,} and

cooperative language _learning, content-based

instruction, andtask-based languageteaching.

Internet Resources

Kid's Juke Box

http://www.kidsjukeboxinc.com/node/255

Upto Ten Kids

http://www.coloringpage.org/

These twoshow me what people_{have already done}online

for theanimated _{interactive story,}andhowmuch Ican

personswho wanttolearn_bythemselves. _Moreover,there

are also several circumstances could beproperplaceto

discussand marketthe_thesis,such as:

Schools,forteachers tocreate a moreinteractiveandfun

atmosphereforstudentstolearn languages.

Publishers,forpeople who editlanguagelearningand

teachingmaterialstodiscuss.

Home,forpeople who wanttolearn languages_by

themselves.

Competitions, after_finishingthe_thesis, Iwilljoinsome