Season 2 EP4: Designing Interactive Stories

Redefine Instruction Podcast

In this episode of Redefine Instruction, I speak with Kimberly Goh about interactive stories & videos.

Kimberly is a freelance interactive video designer and eLearning expert. She originally got her degree in Computer Science from the University of California Irvine, and later returned to UC Irvine to get her certification in eLearning Instructional design. She’s also studied interactive storytelling - and it’s this combination of technology and storytelling that is her real passion. Kimberly specializes in creating interactive videos for corporate clients to take their training to the next level. Her interactive videos are different from traditional eLearning. They incorporate action mapping, story arc, motion, graphics, and decision points that lead to behavior change and powerful business results. Kimberly creates interactive videos using many different types of media, including live video footage, animated Vyond videos, still images, and graphics.

During this episode Kimberly talks about:

• How interactive stories differ from traditional stories
• Designing strategic characters for stories
• Design story elements
• Why interactive stories are more successful than others
• Tools that lend themselves to interactive stories
• Feedback scenarios
• Decision points and adding call to action
• Building personas and much more

You can view her portfolio at https://theinteractivestory.com.

She also regularly shares interactive video tips and tools via her YouTube channel, KimberlyGohInteractive: https://www.youtube.com/c/KimberlyGohInteractive

If you haven’t already, you should follow Kimberly’s new YouTube series on, eLearning Scenarios video. You can find a link in the show notes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV2QN4SISms&list=PLqIZBuyE45BIWjoCTJycUmALvPqwVzhU8&index=4