For my multimedia story project I am going to walk from my apartment to the top of Mount Tolmie.

On this adventure I am going to observe how going outdoors and then into nature can change my mindset, stress levels and emotions. I’m going to stop and check in at multiple points on the journey and note my surroundings, the noise level, the amount of people around, and my thoughts and feelings in that moment.

The shape of the story will revolve around how going outdoors into nature and moving one’s body can impact our mindset and emotions. Also, to investigate the progression of my mindset as the adventure progresses.

The equipment I will need for this adventure will be:

  • Proper walking footwear
  • Headphones with a microphone for quality narration
  • A fully charged phone for recording
  • A water bottle
  • A notebook and pen

The media I’m going to use are:

  • Short Video clips
  • Pictures
  • Audio recordings

To integrate the media in alignment with Mayer’s Principles of Multimedia Learning, I will make the content engaging and easy to process. To apply the coherence principle I will avoid any unnecessary effects, sounds, or visuals that could distract from the purpose of the adventure. Also I will integrate the modality principle by combining visuals with spoken narration, and by not using large amounts of on screen text. I will also keep the redundancy principle in mind by minimizing the use of text during a narrated presentation.