Storytelling in Conjunction with the Virtual Reality Images from The Hero's Journey

February 28, 2023  |  Vol.9, No.2  |  PP. 533-542  | PDF

AUTHORS:

Yuan Zi Sang, Department of Visual Contents, Dongseo University, Korea

Ki Hong Kim, Department of Visual Contents, Dongseo University, Korea

June Sok Lee, Department of Software Convergence, Dongseo University, Korea

KEYWORDS:

VR Images, VR Storytelling, The Hero’s Journey, Cinematic Narration

Abstract

There is currently a bottleneck in the production of Virtual Reality (VR) content in the continuous development of VR devices. Existing VR images content does not yet fully exploit the benefits of VR's immersion, interactivity, and other features. Today, it is still unclear how VR images content should be presented. Storytelling is an inextricably linked topic in contemporary literary and video content creation. A proper storytelling technique is also required for VR images content. This study seeks to investigate storytelling solutions suitable for VR images content from the standpoint of images storytelling, providing guidance for VR images production. In traditional narrative theory, there is a contradiction between the immersion and interactivity of VR content. This study introduces the theory of interactive digital storytelling. Resolve the direct contradiction between these two properties. This study introduces the Hero's Journey, a narrative strategy used in Hollywood films today. In narratology and mythology, it is a common template for heroic stories. Joseph Campbell in 1949 proposed the three stages of this narrative which are the Veil of Departure, the Veil of Initiation, and the Veil of Return. In 2017, screenwriter Christopher Vogler refined Campbell's original structure, expanding it from three to twelve stages. This creative template has served as an excellent source of inspiration for both literary and film writing. This paper analyzes the best VR games of The Game Awards（GTA）in the past five years by combining this narrative, Through the method of literature review, the study found that the introduction of interactive digital narrative (IDN) can resolve the direct contradiction between these two properties. The narrative structure of the hero's journey is suitable for the narrative of VR images.

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Citations:

APA:
Sang, Y. Z., Kim, K. H., Lee, J. S. (2023). Storytelling in Conjunction with the Virtual Reality Images from The Hero's Journey. Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange (APJCRI), ISSN: 2508-9080 (Print); 2671-5325 (Online), KCTRS, 9(2), 533-542. doi: 10.47116/apjcri.2023.02.43

MLA:
Sang, Yuan Zi, et al. “Storytelling in Conjunction with the Virtual Reality Images from The Hero's Journey.” Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange, ISSN: 2508-9080 (Print); 2671-5325 (Online), KCTRS, vol. 9, no. 2, 2023, pp. 533-542. APJCRI, http://fucos.or.kr/journal/APJCRI/Articles/v9n2/43.html.

IEEE:
[1] Y. Z. Sang, K. H. Kim, J. S. Lee, “Storytelling in Conjunction with the Virtual Reality Images from The Hero's Journey.” Asia-pacific Journal of Convergent Research Interchange (APJCRI), ISSN: 2508-9080 (Print); 2671-5325 (Online), KCTRS, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 533-542, February 2023.

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