THE WINDOW MAKES IT HARD TO SLEEP
The Window Makes It Hard to Sleep
Multimedia
(Interactive, Augmented Reality, Installation, Print, eBook)
New York City
2014
For thirty years, designers have been experimenting with the intersection of the book and technology, but, until now, tools like Adobe InDesign and Layar Creator have not been so widely available and easy to use. With the wide proliferation of self-publishing, experimentation is increasingly possible. ‘The Window Makes It Hard to Sleep’ is a collection of transmedia narratives that seeks to enhance and modify the experience of reading a book in a variety of ways using technology. The intent is to offer the reader a more enjoyable, engaging and immersive experience than just plain text. This experiment could offer an innovative form for fiction books/ebook and/or open up ideas for writers to create new forms of stories using cutting edge platforms. ‘The Window Makes It Hard to Sleep’ is based on my original fiction since I believe that the form would only be suitable- and preserve/enhance the authorial voice- if it was drawn from the content itself.
The campaign is no longer live but here is a summary of the experience:
Interactive eBook
The ebook, built with Adobe InDesign and Digital Publishing Suite for viewing on the iPad, has been enhanced with various interactive features:
‘Four Broken Hearts’ is extended through a film and other multimedia
An image carousel allows readers to browse through the actual photos I took during the trip narrated in ‘Undressing Portlandia’
Put on your earphones! Atmospheric ‘Oddments’ comes with a soundtrack (sound effects start at the 0:10 and 0:30 mark)