Mapping Memories uses a great underestimated Multimedia tool that is maps! It’s more identifiable that way based on proximity. The few downfalls in this project were the amount of text that made it look too busy, and the amount of commercials in the site played pretty much before each video.
I like how in the Interview Project I can see the advertisements on the bottom right section of the website. I also thought the Interview Project was more clear by having the Route tap which makes it a lot easier to guide the viewer through the interviews and select the desired state. I also love how it uses ordinary citizens in each state with normal clean shots, which makes it look very authentic. However, this project might be vague and doesn’t focus on a specific story or a goal like Mapping Memories, which focuses on refugees.
The Center for Digital Story Telling also lacks the specific theme. I feel that they just value telling a story of different people more than the kind or subject of that story, which is fine but it can be overwhelming to surf the site with all these kind of stories. However, their YouTube channel is amazing and it’s divided into subjects like Health and Human Services, Fathers and Sons etc. By using personal archival photos the digital storytelling can be a lot of times more compelling than a video, and it’s a lot easier to be done, but the downfall could be relying more on the quality of the storyteller’s voice.
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