Compelling+Experiences

tocThis institute builds on the work of Dr. David Wong, a professor of Educational Psychology and Educational Technology at Michigan State University.[|Dr. Wong's Biography]

This page is devoted to exploring questions such as:
 * What is the nature of compelling experiences?
 * What (if anything) distinguishes something that is //important// from something that is //compelling//?
 * What makes some experiences more compelling than others?
 * Are there principles that might guide an attempt to create a compelling experience for others?


 * Group Facilitators:** Cindy Kendall, MI; Cherice Montgomery, MI; Marcia Rosenbusch, IA

=**Examples**=


 * [|April Hoffman] Machinima: The Awakening, Let's Get It Started
 * [|Bells and Spurs]
 * [|Bluesfear Worm]
 * [|Dave Werner's Portfolio 2006] - An outstanding example of the powerful effects layering aesthetic, conceptual, emotional, intellectual, and visual elements using mixed media. Note how the site forces you to interact with it in active ways . . . and by so doing, helps you to establish a relationship with its content and its form
 * [|HP Shaun White Commercial]
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 * [|Nike Freestyle Basketball]
 * [|Nike Golf Tiger Woods]

=Readings=

(More coming soon!)

Ball, William. (1984). //A sense of direction: Some observations on the art of directing.// Hollywood, CA: Drama Publishers. ISBN 0-89676-082-0. This phenomenal book (particularly Chapters 1, 2, and 5) provides unique insights into the nature of directing and acting, teaching and learning, leading and mentoring, and intuition and creativity.

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