Visual Storytelling by Novelette

Storytelling is an effective way of communicating information and knowledge, and it is widely adopted in heterogeneous contexts, from education by improving critical thinking and enhancing learning practice, to journalism by encouraging coherent stories of news supported by graphical representations. However, storytelling platforms seem to be targeted to a specific audience without showing how they can be adapted to heterogeneous needs, from class support in education to mechanisms to overcome the syndrome of the white page. In this article, we propose Novelette, a digital storytelling environment, and we show how it can be applied in heterogeneous contexts and by the different target audience. We present Novelette operating mechanisms, its architecture, and we overview different use cases, from tales creation Rodari style to data- and media-stories. By use-cases, we desire to make evident that the same platform can generate stories engaging for any target audience.