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Storytelling as a Bridge Between the Virtual and the Sensory

Storytelling is inseparable from humankind ; therefore, many theorists also call the Homo Sapiens (the thinking man) Homo narrans (the story-telling man). Storytelling dates back to the very beginnings of human civilization, to the period considered the childhood of humankind. At the same time, telling fairy tales and stories is an integral part of every childhood. This is a portal through which the child enters the world of the literary word, but also the world of human experience, both the experience of civilization and the personal experience. In the act of oral narration, the boundary between the story, the storyteller, and the listener almost disappears, because the story is realised both in physical space – between the storyteller and the listener – and in virtual space, where the spoken word becomes a representation in the listener's mind. The task of every storyteller is to tell a story in a way which would encourage the listener to let themselves go and enjoy the virtual world of the story. This process of immersion into the story will be significantly more successful if the storyteller uses techniques to evoke different sensations in the listener, thereby providing a deeper sense of immersive (co)operation. The paper will explain the importance of immersion in the encounter between the storyteller, the listener (pupil), and the story, and present several examples of how to stimulate children’s immersion and create richer representations by engaging various senses.

ikonički i simbolički pripovjedni signali, imerzija, metodika književnosti, semiotika, multisenzorno pripovijedanje

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