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Day 1 - Story Experiment
May. 24th, 2019 01:25 am Hey there.
When my tutor and I were talking about the story of Sigurd and Fafnir, we had a little debate. A tl;dr of the story we need to know is that Sigurd digs some pits and kills the dragon. We wondered how he exactly did it, with the myth being vague and all.
So, yesterday I decided to start a little experiment based on it, giving people a vague story and asking them to draw their own conclusions. Here's what happened.
First, I wrote the story. Keep in mind this only took an hour, and god no it is not my best work. It's rushed and I kinda regret it? Oh well. I tried, that's what matters. It's vague, like the story of Sigurd and Fafnir, and you are supposed to draw your own conclusions. I think it's a little too short, but I needed to get it out before my deadline.
Second, I let my tutor read through it and answer the questions, along with posting it to a friend, my classmates, and most interestingly? Reddit!
Most people got a little confused by it. That's okay. One person kinda just commented "you never told me this stuff!!" so I threw out the response as it offered... no data. Another person gave me unwanted criticism and it hurt my feelings some. For a moment, I debated if I should continue writing. Then... I realized that person doesn't understand my situation. They were just trying to help, even if it was unwanted and hurtful in the end.
So far there are 8 responses. All of them were pretty interesting to say the least, and they'll all be counted up tomorrow.
When my tutor and I were talking about the story of Sigurd and Fafnir, we had a little debate. A tl;dr of the story we need to know is that Sigurd digs some pits and kills the dragon. We wondered how he exactly did it, with the myth being vague and all.
So, yesterday I decided to start a little experiment based on it, giving people a vague story and asking them to draw their own conclusions. Here's what happened.
First, I wrote the story. Keep in mind this only took an hour, and god no it is not my best work. It's rushed and I kinda regret it? Oh well. I tried, that's what matters. It's vague, like the story of Sigurd and Fafnir, and you are supposed to draw your own conclusions. I think it's a little too short, but I needed to get it out before my deadline.
Second, I let my tutor read through it and answer the questions, along with posting it to a friend, my classmates, and most interestingly? Reddit!
Most people got a little confused by it. That's okay. One person kinda just commented "you never told me this stuff!!" so I threw out the response as it offered... no data. Another person gave me unwanted criticism and it hurt my feelings some. For a moment, I debated if I should continue writing. Then... I realized that person doesn't understand my situation. They were just trying to help, even if it was unwanted and hurtful in the end.
So far there are 8 responses. All of them were pretty interesting to say the least, and they'll all be counted up tomorrow.
