Broken Saints >>
Brooke Burgess
Ian Kirby
Tobias Tobias
Andrew West
"A mature graphic novel in Flash with original artwork, haunting music, and
gripping storylines." -Brooke Burgess, co-creator
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||| HIAFF 3.0 | university of colorado | department of art and art history | digital arts area | in conjunction with alt-x | atlas | blurr
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[Intro] Broken Saints is an ongoing digital narrative. Currently, there are
five chapters available for viewers but there will eventually be twenty-four
(possibly more in the future). Broken Saints tells the story of four
strangers:
a troubled man from the middle east, an aging monk from Northern Japan, a
software engineer from the Pacific Northwest, and a mysterious girl from the
South Pacific. Throughout the course of this graphic novel, the lives of these
four seemingly unrelated characters intersect. Broken Saints includes hand
drawn Flash animated visuals, texts and music. These elements combine to
provide a haunting and engaging experience. It is the type of digital
narrative
that allows the viewer to sit back and watch as the story unfolds. Although
the
actual chapters within the story are not interactive, the viewer has the
freedom to skip from chapter to chapter and browse around this highly
contextual site at his or her own leisure. Although Broken Saints is an
example
of an image-oriented and highly technical digital narrative, it is rooted in
rich literary content and provides for an addictive reading experience.
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