First, for those of you in the Vancouver, WA-Portland, OR, surrounding areas, Fort Vancouver offers a Christmas at the Fort event on Saturday, December 10.

Now on to the links….

• Multimedia storytelling continues to gain traction this week in big media, as this consistent theme runs through several stories.The Whistler Film Festival featured a panel on Interactive Narrative Framework Masterclass, while at the Variety magazine ended their day-long app conference with several panels devoted to storytelling.
• 7 ways to tell a story through PowerPoint breaks storytelling down to its most basic elements, something to keep in mind with all of the fancy multimedia tools we have at our fingertips.
• How businesses use mobile storytelling and multimedia to create understanding and awareness of their products and services