Erik_4_I

Simmons talks about the importance of the gestures and other non-verbals in this chapter. I totally agree that this is important in storytelling. I think that this is even becoming important in digital storytelling... whereas in the past, digital stories might just be words on a screen, digital stories are now including an increasing amount of multimedia. With this content comes video elements where we actually see moving images of people. Therefore, just like in 'real life,' non-verbals are becoming increasingly important in the virtual world... I think this is an intrinsic connection between the two, because it is yet another example of how the virtual world is becoming more 'real.'