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When reading the story of this episode, I mostly paid attention to the words. The sounds contributed to the story, however they were often startling. The images were never the focus, but they helped a lot with setting the atmosphere.
ОтветитьУдалитьWhat I liked about the episode the most was undoubtedly its atmosphere: gloomy, creepy and unnerving, as it might have been for a girl in a foreign country, stuck in her house with no other children around.
On my first reading I chose to play the Matryoshka game. However, I found that it disrupted the flow of the story severely, especially the clash of its sound with the story's atmosphere. I had to turn the game off and start reading from the beginning to enjoy the experience at all.
What really worked for this story was its presentation. The use of sounds and visuals polished and made shine a story that would have looked unfinished and possibly much less impressive on paper.
If I were to give a tip for newcomers to digital stories, I would say that it is closer to a movie than a book, so put on headphones and prepare to pay attention to everything on screen and not just the words!
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Maleva Anna ИЯ-76
When I was reading the story I concentrated on the text of course but at the same time I paid attention to the animated pictures. The music was too gloomy, I think, and add to this heavy sound some pictures edited in a very pessimistic way and that's it.
ОтветитьУдалитьI enjoyed the description of the characters especially about their personalities and hobbies: Ming's art talent, etc. And, of course, it was great to see the famous buildings of Moscow.
It was a bit difficult to read the story with its accompaniment so after the first time I read it without sound at all.
I didn't find any special features to call it the best story I've ever read, but sometimes the right picture was useful in creating the whole atmosphere.
In conclusion, pesonally, I don't think that it's possible to give any tips to an ordinary reader - just follow the insructions not on the page but on the screen.
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Loskutov Konstantin ИЯ-71
I really enjoyed the beginning of the story, but soon this whimsicality just grew too much for me. I didn't really understand what was happening at the trial and pretty much gave up trying to understand.This is a short story,though, so if you have a few minutes to spare and want to read a interesting story , I'd recommend! Komarevtseva Angela ИЯ-71
ОтветитьУдалитьWhen reading the story, I guess I paid much attention to the visual image and sounds. They were truly frightening, gloomy yet exciting.
ОтветитьУдалитьI would like to point out the fact that having experience with digital literature was meaningful for me. And, more accurately, I was truly glad to pludge into a lonely, dark and a little bit scary atmosphere of Inanimate Alice in Moscow. The visual picture, sounds and the plot itself were interesting suitable for those who experience digital story reading for the 1st time. It was a pleasure to see my motherland depicted in such untraditional colours.
To be honest, I had no obstacles nor difficulties while reading the third episode. It was clear and easy to understand.
Frankly speaking, I find the ending of the episode the most interesting part of our work. I wonder what is going to happen next to Alice herself and her family. Will she find more friends? We have no clues because a picture doesn't seem that optimistic.
To sum it up, I'd like to say that a reader doesn't need any tips or stuff like that. Just read the whole story to be aware of events and in order to get Alice's feelings of being lonely, abandoned and unpeaceful.
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Elizabeth Vasilenko ИЯ-76
I've read this story, scaning each of the scenes, were showed on the monitor. The sounds, appeared only in the certain scenes, were quite annoying, and that is the main reason why I turned it off after some time, but it should be noted that pictures were developed gorgeous. The style of words and the way it was showed interested me and I remember that I was reading each of it and paied attention to every word and sentence.
ОтветитьУдалитьThe most interesting and enjoying moment was the scene, where in the flat of Alice's family went a stranger and Alice's mom told her daughter hide in the wardrobe. It was so exciting and unpredictable that I forgot to switch the scene and just stared at the flashing letters.
Well, I suppose that the game "Catching Matryoshkas" was the most difficult for me, because I'm not a keen on the games and I just didn't understand immidiately at that moment what should I do and how to play in it. But when I figured out what to do the game had already finished.
The goodest moment was the one where viewer realized that Alice has a friend and that she doesn't alone. I don't know why, but during all the episode I felt that Alice doesn't have any close people except her parents. And including all the weird moments of her life and the fact that she and her family were forced to constantly move it would be quiet qruel to remain ger without any friends. I guess she would go mad in this case.
My first and the main prompt is the folowing: don't afraid of this genre of literature and don't be so skeptical, thinking that you can get frightning and unpredictable experience only from movies and books. This genre, I mean Electronic Literature, is quite good and available for all who have an Internet. I wish you a good one :)
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Veit Yuliya ИЯ-76
When I was reading the story, I paid attention to different pictures and sounds. They were gloomy but at the same time gripping.
ОтветитьУдалитьSpeaking about the third episode, I can say that I really liked the atmosphere. It was creepy and mysterious.
When I first read the third episode, I found it difficult to play the Matryoshka game. At first, I did not undertand what to do and when to press the mouse button.
In my opinion, the best thing of the episode was the ending because I was really curious about Alice's future. Will there be any adventures and obstacles?
In conlusion, I would like to say that readers don't need any tips. They should just read everything carefully and follow the instructions.
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Polina Bogomaz ИЯ-71
Reading of this particular story about Alice wasn't that difficult for me. My eyes were following the lines of text as if I was reading movie subtitles.
ОтветитьУдалитьNow, I consider mysel a susceptive person and for this reason perception of the story wasn't pleasing for me. I was a bit scared and irritated by these reperarive sounds and music. The background of narration was beautifully painted and edited, but at the same time it looked dark and depressive. Of course, the story itself is a piece of art, however, in my opinion, it might not be suitable for some readers.
I managed to enjoy the concept of the story, despite the fact that I had difficulties concentrating and going further because of disturbing sounds I described earlier and moreover, because of that part, where I had to collect russian dolls to get to the end of the story - it was too frustrating for me.
I think that the best bit about thist story is the story itself - Alice's adventure is interesting and new yet it can be relatable sometimes.
My only advice to future readers would be: "Do not read this id you are under the age of 14 or if you have serious mental health problems", because I can see people getting anxiety attacks after finishing reading.
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Murzenko Anya ИЯ-76
Inanimate Alice is not just an imaginary space.
ОтветитьУдалитьIt's a world of endless possibilities.
A great ability for your imagination to fly away.
Together with Alice and her family you travel around the world, moving from one end of the globe to another.
I started my journey in connection with an additional course presented to students.
It was so exciting!
The third episode, from which we start our journey through this virtual world, is connected with a trip to Russia.
Alice is still a child, but she has incredible qualities for her age: intelligence and courage.
She doesn't go to school, she doesn't even have any friends, except imaginary friend Brad.
Free time she spends playing the game, called "Matryoshka".
Her father is the exemplary family man, who is ready to great lengths to provide his family.
It seems at first quiet life turns into a real nightmare.
One night a few men visit to their house.
In order to protect Alice, her mother asks her to hide in the closet.
In the end, all these threats forced the family to leave instantly their shelter and go away.
Fascinating history is accompanied by music, no less gloomy.
So if you are tired of boring reality, rather go to the fascinating world of Alice.
(Гончарук Анна, ИЯ-72)
To me, reading Alice's story was a rather bleak experience. I did not find the game very much enticing, and its slow pace annoyed me throughly. Reading the short passages of text was an easy task, and I oftentimes found myself clicking frantically with my mouse, awaiting for the next line of text to appear already. The repetitive music did not amuse me. The cheap tension meant to scare the player was not convincing. The imagery was okay - not the best way of immersion, though, as some of the visuals depicting Russian life were very obviously false and did not match the reality. But it wasn't the worst thing either.
ОтветитьУдалитьEven though I couldn't take the game seriously, I did manage to find some enjoyment in a few humorous moments. The true finale of the episode was hilarious as well.
I did not find the "gameplay" difficult. I've played a lot of other games back in the day, and I believe I'm moderately skilled, so catching all the matryoshkas felt effortless.
The story about Alice's family was plain and simple. I think the best bit happened when Alice was daydreaming about going to school. The visuals are dynamic in that bit, and Alice's thoughts are kind of funny.
If I had to give a tip to the future players, I'd say the following: don't be like Alice and go get a life, seriouslah.
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Marina Zakharova ИЯ-76
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ОтветитьУдалитьIt was very interesting to work on digital novel named inanimate Alice. When I was reading, my eyes were scanning each screen from left to right and it was quite amusing and sometimes even scary to watch the images, music and words appeared all at the same time on the screen. The most favorite and funny moment for me was to catch matryoshka dolls, I found it quite strange. Also, it was unusual to observe what was happening out of the closet. As for me there were no difficulties, everything was quite clear. In conclusion I recommend everybody to work with it and gain experience with a digital literature such as Inanimate Alice.
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Shelepova Julia ИЯ-72
Inanimate Alice was my first experience of reading an interactive story but I wouldn't say that it was too innovative for me, as a person who is really indulged in the world of videogames. I was mostly concentrated on following the storyline and forming a plot base in my mind, so I tried to pay more attention to the choice of words and narrative overall.
ОтветитьУдалитьTo be honest, Inanimate Alice left me unimpressed, especially the music and the storyline part, but I must say that the images were pretty good at creating the needed depressing, dismal atmosphere, so I liked that quite a bit.
The interactive element of Inanimate Alice was, to me, underworked and didn't really add anything to the plot, which is a huge missed opportunity. Nowadays the world is brimming with new possibilities in the world of videogames, so I really can't understand why the creators couldn't meet the expectations. The flash game thingy with the nasting dolls was disappointing and irritating as an unnecessary element, which was added for the pure sake of adding interactivity.
The music wasn't too good and it was defenitely not something I would enjoy listening to in my free time, but I guess it does work as an adding element to the gloomy vibes of the story. In regard to the other sides of the music, it was very amateur.
If you are a new person in the world of interactive storytelling, Inanimate Alice can be a satisfying experience, but if you are familiar with videogames and stuff like this, you probably won't like the interactivity.
Overall, I wouldn't say I enjoyed Inanimate Alice that much, but some elements of the story were working well.
~ Воронина Алина, ИЯ-75
I was excited reading the story about Alice. The pictures and sounds were amazing but I was really concentrated on the text.
ОтветитьУдалитьWhat I liked the most is the atmosphere of the text about Alice. It seemed to me like I was the part of the story with these dark-styled pictures and gloomy music. For a moment I believed that I am the main character of this story and I was coming through different circumstances, not Alice. I felt the whole atmosphere of the text only with the sounds, that`s why I didn`t turned them off.
To be honest, I found only one thing which was difficult for me. It`s Matreshka game. At first, I didn`t understand how is works and what I should do.
In my opinion, the best part of the story is the scene, when a man visited their house. I was a little bit nervous and couldn`t wait to see what will happen in the next scenes.
In conclusion, I think a reader doesn`t need any tips. It`s better to follow the instruction and just enjoy the story.
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Margarita Kvasova ИЯ-71
This is my first experience of using this kind of literature. The text was clear to me, but I didn't like the music and the images.The animation seemed too harsh and the music was very frightening.Reading Alice's story, I imagined myself to be the main character.The episode about Moscow seemed to me quite scary and frightening,but the ending was soothing.Of course I was afraid for the girl who was forced to hide in the closet,i think that it is quite sad to always travel and have only one friend in the form of a picture in the phone.I liked this experience of using digital literature because for me as a creative person it was interesting to watch the animations that give the story a special atmosphere. I would recommend such stories to people with poor memory and imagination,because they help to understand and remember the information.
ОтветитьУдалитьРогова Елизавета,ИЯ-72
When I was reading this story I paid attention only to the text, but not to the animated pictures.
ОтветитьУдалитьThe music was very strange and kind of disturbing so I turned it off.
I enjoyed the moment when Alice's father kicked the air.
It was nice to see the attracrions of Moscow.
It was easy for me to read the story because I've done it with no sound at all.
I can't call it even a good story, but in some strange way I enjoyed it.
To my mind, digital literature has great potential, but not everybody would like this kind of entertainment.
Gamurar Zhenya ИЯ-75
I have read Alice's story and it was interesting for me. I did not find the game very much enticing, and its slow pace annoyed me throughly. Reading the short passages of text was an easy task, and I oftentimes found myself clicking frantically with my mouse, awaiting for the next line of text to appear already. The repetitive music did not amuse me. The cheap tension meant to scare the player was not convincing. The imagery was okay - not the best way of immersion, though, as some of the visuals depicting Russian life were very obviously false and did not match the reality. But it wasn't the worst thing either.
ОтветитьУдалитьEven though I couldn't take the game seriously, I did manage to find some enjoyment in a few humorous moments. The true finale of the episode was hilarious as well.
I did not find the "gameplay" difficult. I've played a lot of other games back in the day, and I believe I'm moderately skilled, so catching all the matryoshkas felt effortless.
The story about Alice's family was plain and simple. I wish everyone play this game because you shold not some instructions and it is easy to follow.
ИЯ- 74, Гузь Нелли
First of all, I have to mention the gloom atmosphere of story, I wish it was brighter all in all the end was quiet calming, so my worries weren't necessary. but sometimes it was very scary, at the moment with closet for example.
ОтветитьУдалитьThe plot itself was very easy to perceive because of the way of narration. Guess it's a very big advantage of this sort of digital literature.
I guess I can recommend it to creative people because of singularity of way of narration. And it could be recommended to people with weak memory because I guess it's very easy to remember such content.
ИЯ-72. Медведев Сергей
This is my humble opinion and I have not seen the whole Inanimate Alice novel yet, just the 3rd chapter about Alice's family being in Russia. Well, I actually enjoyed reading this piece of digital literature, the sounds and images, as well as the text information made the story much easier to precieve, I had no difficulties with diving into the world and enjoying the atmosphere of the story, the amazing synergy of unusual music and pretty ominous narration was the best part of it. However, pixelhunting for Russian dolls during the reading process was quite an annoying thing to do and, well, the case in which we have to pay for the access to the rest of the story when it is considered to be an educational one, seems quite depressing for me. Anyway, I would strongly recommend it to anyone, and for any new reader of the story I would like to give a piece of advice: turn off the lights, plug in earphones and enjoy the reading process. Слободкина Виктория ИЯ-74
ОтветитьУдалитьWhen I was reading the story of the “Episode 3: Russia”, I mostly paid attention to the atmosphere which accompanies us. The words, the mysterious music which keeping the tension especially at the beginning and at the end of the episode, the gloomy and dark pictures that involve us in the events of Alice’s life… I was fascinated by the story and waited for the occasions that would happen.
ОтветитьУдалитьThing that I liked the most in the Episode is the idea – a teenage girl is in the foreign country who has no people around her to chat and the only friend is her Internet mate in the player. And that’s not all. Her father has problems with business in Russia and they have to run and hide around the World. What is more, there are some moments where we can see Russians’ realities.
Actually, first time, I was reading the Episode there was one extra thing – to collecting matryoshkas. They were interrupting me and I couldn’t concentrate on reading carefully. Then I just turned off the game and enjoyed reading. That’s the only flaw that I’ve created by myself.
What really worked for the story is the format of the presentation. It includes everything to take possession of readers’ attention and keep it till the end. It looks like a film because you’re provided with sounds and pictures and the only need for you is to read. I think you’ll agree that being involved you don’t notice it. Even if you are bored of reading you can play a game at the same time!
I can give 3 tips for readers and they are:
1) Don’t play game when you’re going to read the story 1st time;
2) Follow all the instructions that are given (use headphones and sound);
3) Read all episodes of “Inanimate Alice” because you’ll have a desire to know more!
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Glukharyova Irina ИЯ-76
The beginning of this story immediatly plunged me into a depressive, gloomy mood. The apptopriate images, music, sounds, such as the door creaking and rain, words that appeared all at the same time on certain screensscared me. The musical accompaniment was so frighening that I wanted to turn the sound off.
ОтветитьУдалитьMost of all, in this work I like the atmosthere of the story. During reading this story, I was looking forward to the next part. I was interested and at the same time scared to know what will happen next.
Reading this story wasn't difficult to me, except the shaking text. To tell the truth, it was a little annoying. However, it reaally worked.
I'd recommend to immerse yourself in this story and try to comprehend it. I empathized with the main character and I want the following readers to feel the same thing.
(Khomyakova Natalya, ИЯ-72)
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ОтветитьУдалитьReading 'Inanimate Alice' wasn't the first time I've seen a digital literature piece. And this story seemed to be quite interesting but a bit roughly done. I mostly paid attention to the text and pictures as the other parts of the story were obtrusive. But I think it's impossible to perceive on part side without paying attention to the others.
ОтветитьУдалитьNevertheless I liked the general idea of the story. A reserved girl willing to be a game designer in a hostile world. Also the story background made it quite relatable. It is always interesting to read the stories about Russia.
The most difficult part for me was the sound. It's too repetitive and even though it adds up to the mood, it's too gloomy for me. As well as the Matryoshka game, which wasn't seen as a part of the story but more as the obstruction to read further.
The best part for me was the story development. I was eager to know all the plot and even wanted to read all the other episodes. Unfortunately they are not free to access.
I think it's a good idea to 'read Inanimate Alice' in the mode, where you don't have to play the Matryoshka game. Especially if it's your first time reading digital literature. Also it's good to concentrate on all the sides of the story simultaneously so it will feel more complete and atmospheric.
Мизина Вера ИЯ-74
My experience in reading digital literature is not great. Inanimate Alice is my most vivid memory that relates to this topic. And now I would like to tell you about this a little more.
ОтветитьУдалитьWhen I started reading this, I did't feel uncomfortable because of images and words that could appear in several parts of the monitor at the same time. On the contrary, it seemed to me that this added liveliness to the project: it reminds me very much of real life, because we are not able to keep track of everything and keep under our control. In addition, interest was't lost in the process of reading, and all thanks to the liveliness of the project. If there were not so many pictures, sounds, text, etc., then why we should read digital literature at all?
The next thing I want to note is design. I really like the "glitch" effect, and I as a big fan of horror movies really liked the scaring atmosphere. So I put one more plus for the variety of art and other attachments in the project.
However, I will notice some management problems that prevented me from passing the third episode in the game mode. As you remember, there it was necessary to collect matryoshka dolls, and I could not catch the first matryoshka. I know for sure that this is not a mistake of my computer, since my acquaintances had the same problem.
In general, the creators could keep our interest and could immerse us in the atmosphere.
And those who are just going to explore with digital literature, I advise you to remove far away all that you can be distracted and enjoy!
Ларионова Дарья, ИЯ-74
When I started read the story I paid attention to strange music. It scared me. Sometimes it hindered me and could not understand the meaning of the story. Also the pictures were too dark, but I think it was necessary for the full effect of the story. But I think that this type of reading is good for your imagination.To the reader completely immersed in that atmosphere.But I could not understand why she was so afraid of Russia. She also feared the school, and it seems strange to me.During the story I could not understand why she did not communicate with somebody. She communicated only with her virtual friend. The Matreshka game was difficult. In my opinion, it's very interesting to try something like that. And I would like to read something in the same type.
ОтветитьУдалить(Никитина Арина, ИЯ-71)
When i was readin the story about Inanimate Alice i mostly paid attention to the atmosphere it scared me. Strange music, strange pictures it is unusually. In general i like this mysterious story and its main character Alice . I found this story difficult for perception , because i have never read stories like this , atmosphere was scared me. I like the last part of the story , when the Alice's family were sitting in the car and a man tryed to take Alice's phone . It was like a thriller. I think readers don't need in any tips. It is interesting story for people who likes strange and puzzling stories.
ОтветитьУдалитьАлексеенко Александра ИЯ-71
To be honest, I didn’t like almost everything about the Inanimate Alice. I’ve already read some really great visual novels before, which made me empathize with its characters and follow the plot smoothly, being deeply submerged in the atmosphere of the story.
ОтветитьУдалитьEverything was quite different with the story about Alice’s obsession with her mobile device. A few first seconds of reading showed me the picture of some kind of an interesting horror, with this weird repeating 8-bit music and dark background with white text over it, telling us about the girl hiding from scary people. However, this impression has gone away after I’ve realized that the whole chapter is followed by the same melody, in the second half of the storyline mixed with some, also repeating, old soviet singing, giving me the feeling of disguise and boredom. The visual part is not good either, the creators were obviously trying to share the madness of the original Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland story by overusing visual effects, but something definitely went wrong. It just seems totally out of place anyway. The plot is plain, dull and short, showing almost no development of the characters.
The thing which makes me wonder is why the novel is considered as educational one, while it has nothing about it. It even can’t teach people to work with visual novels! Inanimate Alice doesn’t provide the reader with the opportunity to interact with it besides clicking on the screen to change the picture and irritating necessity to point-and-click at Russian dolls catching them to be able to finish the chapter. The reader don’t have any opportunity to influence the further story by making choices, which is, in my opinion, the main reason of existence of any digital literature.
Thus, the main tip I’d like to share with other readers is to just try reading it yourselves, and if you will have gotten the same experience as I’ve got, thy another, the Japanese one, for example.
Чалария, ИЯ-74
To tell the truth, I wasn't delighted after reading this story, because I simply don't like this genre. I wasn't interested in sound and animation effects because they were a little annoying. But if you don't take into account my personal preferences, I would like to note that this is a very good way of teaching, which may well interest schoolchildren, but not universities. Therefore, I strongly recommend using this method of presenting information in schools.
ОтветитьУдалитьПетрова Полина ИЯ-76
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ОтветитьУдалитьWhen I was reading this episode, it felt like I was in a video game of the 2000s. The music was terrible and sometimes churned with thoughts. The story itself is interesting, the graph on the highest level, with the exception of a trembling of the text, which was sometimes difficult to read.When I was reading, attention was paid more to computer graphics than to the text itself. I liked the part where she was sitting in the closet.This type of reading I would advise to the students of the school, as they are more attracted to computer graphics and that might have something to them saniteray.
УдалитьФедоренко Олеся ИЯ-72
Inanimate Alice is the first piece of digital literature that I have read and I was suitably impressed.When I was reading the story I paid attention to the text and sounds. The music was gloomy. I think there was a pessimistic mood during the reading due to dark pictures and gloomy music.
ОтветитьУдалитьWhen I first read the third episode, I can say that I really like mystical and creepy atmosphere.I suppose that the game "Catching Matryoshkas" was the most difficult for me. I didn't immediately realize that I needed to collect all the dolls to go through the episode completely and I watched the episode again.
In my opinion, the best thing of the episode was the game, because it allows to distract from the text and a little diluted pessimistic way.
In conclusion, I want to say that I advise this story to everyone who wants to distract and enjoy because this story is easy to read, you only need to follow the instructions and enjoy!
Diana Makhaeva ИЯ-71
When I was reading this story first of all I payed attention on sounds and design. I tried to understand a sense of text despite the horrible atmosphere. I felt strange mood about the sound and images. I enjoyed the plot of third episode. It is very exciting and to want to read more. Difficult thing for me was the game "Catching Matryoshkas" because I could not catch them at all. Also many matryoshkas I did not found. The best bit of this story for me was screen with describe their flat because I am interested in apartments scheme. I think there is not any tips because you just read each screen and enjoy or not.
ОтветитьУдалитьLevanova Regina ИЯ-71
after raeding this story i had very dull mood. in this game the atmosphere was too dark and creepy and music too. images weren't positive so i felt uncomfortable.
ОтветитьУдалитьi wondered why authors had chosen Russia, Moscow. do they think here people are angry? but it was quiet interesting to read about my country from other point of view.
it was difficult to me to understand why alice's dad has problems with strange men IN RUSSIA. and why alice has only friend? and this friend is the gadget!
playing Matryoshka's game was weird but interesting. it's kind a light through the dark atmosphere.
to sum up, i wouldn't recommend to play this game at night. it's very creepy and everyone may see nightmares after playing "Inanimate Alice". but for making our mind wider it's OK.
Володина Алина ИЯ-75
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ОтветитьУдалитьWhen I was reading this story, I was excited by music and background , which inspired me feeling of anxiety. I like this feeling, so i like this story too. Honestly, this type of telling story not so convinient for me, it is easier to read in text, but yeah, it is unusual and intersting.
ОтветитьУдалитьI recognised, that her trip to russia brought her pain and suffering. So predictable.
I didn't enjoy of reading this story, i can't explain, maybe it's not my decision to read this story. maybe there are other reasons , but the atmosphere was quite cute.
I want die more then i want die before.
Thanks you.
Во - ИЯ-71
УдалитьI was reading the story of the “Episode 3: Russia”. It was interesting for me. I was find the interesting game catch matreshka.the first thing that impressed me is the mysterious music. Also I liked the image.I did not quite understand why father screamed at her mother.
ОтветитьУдалитьI like mystical stories and this story really impressed me.I would also like to travel the same way as Alice.
I would like to advise you to read this story to other My friends.
Кузнецова Ю. ИЯ75
When I was reading Inanimate Alice I paid attention to the sounds and images. It was scary, frightening and some depressed. Most of all I liked pictures and graphics, it was quite interesting and mysterious. The most difficult part of Episode 3 was playing the Matryoshka game. I didn’t understand what should I do and what is the point of this game. I just turned it off and continued reading the story. I think, that the end of the story is the most interesting part, because it is intriguing what adventures will happen with Alice and her family next.
ОтветитьУдалитьTo sum up, I didn’t enjoyed this story at all, it was too dark and pessimistic for me, but I would recommend this story to people, who like this type of genre and such strange atmosphere.
Емельянова Виктория ИЯ-75
When reading the story, I guess I paid much attention to the visual image and sounds. They were truly creepy gloomy.I did not find the game very much enticing, and its slow pace annoyed me throughly but It was very interesting to work on digital novel.To be honest, The interactive element of Inanimate Alice was, to me, underworked and didn't really add anything to the plot, which is a huge missed opportunity.The idea itself was excellent and was able to charm me.
ОтветитьУдалитьin conclusion i'd like to say that this story have a great future and it can help further developed a similar genre of novels.
Марина Валерия, ИЯ-75
When reading the story, I guess I paid much attention to the visual image and sounds. They were truly frightening, gloomy yet exciting.
ОтветитьУдалитьSpeaking about the third episode, I can say that I really liked the atmosphere. It was creepy and mysterious.
I managed to enjoy the concept of the story, despite the fact that I had difficulties concentrating and going further because of disturbing sounds I described earlier and moreover, because of that part, where I had to collect russian dolls to get to the end of the story - it was too frustrating for me.
If you are a new person in the world of interactive storytelling, Inanimate Alice can be a satisfying experience, but if you are familiar with videogames and stuff like this, you probably won't like the interactivity.
Overall, I wouldn't say I enjoyed Inanimate Alice that much, but some elements of the story were working well.
Абрамова Яна, ИЯ-72
I was very interested to read an excerpt of the novel "the lifeless Alice".The photos and music were great , but I was focused on the text. It was very easy to read short passages of the text. The episode in the closet I liked the most, because it was scary for the girl. It was hard for me this game is a Matryoshka. At first I didn't know what to do. What really worked in this story is the use of sounds and effects. In my opinion, digital literature is a very interesting option for entertainment. I would recommend these stories to people with a poor imagination.
ОтветитьУдалитьБабурина Анастасия ИЯ-72