Red Riding Hood

Here is what I saw

Honestly, I wasn't too sure of what I was watching. I was a little lost due to the interactivity not being too clear at times (clicking on the pictures of trees behind our character to get her to leave, etc).

I think that the author of this piece is just trying to inspire the reader to view a classic re-told story in a new way. I think that by creating a character who doesn't look like Little Red Riding Hood and making the wolf into a young man with animalistic arms, we get a different sense of the story.

I think it was almost like playing a game with only one end. Giving a story like this a "choose your own adventure" kind of feel is important, mostly because it is such an ingrained story in the minds of most people. It's not anything new, and to create something new, the author had to take it a few steps farther.

I think a reader has to have an open mind and a sense of hidden meaning to get anything from this. It's not what the reader expects, and it takes some getting used to. The audience has to be open to interacting and to experiencing something that doesn't necessarily feel "right" all the time. There is also a very feminist message in the piece, so the audience needs to be open to a different line of thought.

I very much enjoy the interactivity although at times it is confusing and a little too hidden. I had to use my tab button more than once to figure things out. But overall, I'd like to incorporate more interactivity into my work to make it more of an experience rather than a text.