Running head: WAVES: A DIGITAL COMIC PROJECT
WAVES: A DIGITAL COMIC PROJECT
A CREATIVE PROJECT
SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DEGREE
MASTER OF ARTS IN DIGITAL STORYTELLING
BY
BRADLEY A. DAILEY
JEANETTE CASTILLO – ADVISOR
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
MUNCIE, INDIANA
MAY 2016 WAVES: A DIGITAL COMIC PROJECT
NARRATIVE SYNOPSIS
The Space Pirate known as Beck is sent on his first mission to an Earth-like moon, Aezerea, to investigate why Pi, an information technology giant, is evacuating valuable metal reserves and machinery from its terrestrial manufacturing plants to other facilities off-world. But Aezerea is a moon of many worlds, and Beck finds himself in the seedy Aezerean Underground, searching aimlessly for clues to the mystery behind the mystery.
Meanwhile, Rii was born and raised in the Pi worker system on Aezerea. She knows nothing about her real parents. She doesn't even know her real name. The surest thing in her entire life is that she was raised to be a 'cleric,' or office worker. Unexpected news, however, makes her rethink her life at Pi and a forgotten fairy tale called The Lone Leaf inspires her to look to the
Underground for a new beginning.
The narrative website can be found at www.thewavesproject.com
INTRODUCTION
We live in a world where access to media is as constant as it is immediate. Digital devices become more and more redundant with each new generation; each cannibalizing the capabilities and specialities of its kin on the product line. You can watch broadcast television on your smartphone. You can make a phone call with your television. The question of “What can it do?” is rhetorical. What can’t anything do nowadays? Cell phones, tablets, laptops, computers, and