The artist for “Redridinghood” incorporated many forms of digital media to tell a classic tale that everyone is familiar with. The twist being set in a more modern time with her going from a city to the country and the ‘wolf’ being an imposing boy on a scooter makes it more relatable to the digital generations. Because of the level of technology assimilated into our society the artist takes advantage of the natural instinct of clicking on objects without prompts to see what happens. That was my first reaction, once the story started I found myself clicking on all the windows just to see what happens and make sure I did not miss out on anything. By letting the reader of the story pick what happens when she falls asleep keeps the reader engaged and interested to see what happens next, and yes I did click on all the flowers.
With all these different mediums being used the message of the artist is expressed very well. In the book “The Medium is the Massage” McLuhan states
“Information pours upon us, instantaneously and continuously. As soon as information is acquired, it is very rapidly replaced by still newer information”
With the interaction, music and having to figure out what was needed to keep the story going Leishman did exactly this by providing information instantaneously and continuously very rapidly by not letting any gaps happen in her rendition of the story. McLuhan sums this up when he states “all factors of the environment and of experience co-exist in a state of active interplay”
Audra Mann | @WSUVcollegeMom