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Creative Writings: Welcome

The Podcast Script

SFX:

a soft music slowly come from the inspiring soundtrack by ED Sheeran-Think out

of loud,piece from the beginning

Fade in—

VT1: Monica

Hello everyone! Welcome to Monica’s special programme at UBC. Today is a nice

day with adorable clouds on the sky and soft wind across. So, as along with this

good weather, we are going to talking about the technology utilize in modern

society———how the selfie become the important part negatively of leading to

people’s life.

SFX:

the continue part of a soft music slowly come from the inspiring soundtrack by

ED Sheeran-Think out of loud,

run after 00:11

VT2: Monica

But at first, before I introduce our guests, I want to talk briefly about how I am

personally related to this topic. As a normal 18-year-old university student, I like to record my life by using the technology of taking photos of every moment that is essential to me. I like taking selfie when I hanging out with friends. It is so common that more and more people would like to taking selfie instead of other ways to show their lives in the 21st century today. The homemade tool also help taking selfie much

more easier and cover the area of age group widely. In daily life, traveling,

studying...it seems could be make in any time and any places to record life. It goes

through the dynamic of social media to share life and joy of delivery your current

status and mood from the selfie. However, I come for notice from writer Sherry Turkle of how technology harm to people. Is it selfie has gradually become the leaders of our life on socializing? Once people get together is just for selfie not for what they really want to communicate with each. I start to explore more from selfieand make the point of selfie is not the part which should take up the most on

people’s relationship. We need the communication to use our language to express

our thinking rather than behind our mood from the shot.

SFX:

the cheering and joyful music

fade out— after 1: 05

VT2: Monica

It is so nice to invite the three lovely guests who lived in the Robson Street who are

from different age groups and have the interests to talk about the selfie in their daily lives! We invited Nick, my classmates in UBC. And Lily, who is the graduated student now looking for job in Vancouver. At last, Tan, who is the successful bank manger now work in RBC. We are going to talk about how they treat selfie as different status and will they use selfie as an important tool to communicate each

others. Now let’s start it!

SFX:

Cheering and inspiring music soundtrack of Nocturnes, Op.28-No .15 in D-flat

major“raindrop” faded in run after 2:05

Clip 1: Lily&Tan&Nick

Monica

So, today, em...I invite you guys to share your experience the selfie. Let’s talk

about more about how the selfie used in our lives

Tan

It is interesting—

Monica

Do you think that the selfie has impact on our lives? I found that more and more

people are will like to take a selfie with their friends for posting on Instagram or

Facebook rather than really communicate

Tan

To myself, more exactly, my friends when they have time which is hard to get

together they would like to take selfies at first and share on the Internet for no reasons.

Even some of them did not want to do that

Nick

I agree. People sometimes totally forget the aim of how they get together

Lily

Well, I don’t think that people will forget...It is kind of like a new way to

communicate with each others. Like the facial mood on the picture,

you can see what you look like when you in a party or the other occasions

Monica

What does you mean by the new way to communicate?

Lily

What I mean is my friends and I enjoying to take selfie in the moment that we want

to do so. It is nice to share the different selfie to share our lives

SFX:

faded into— a kind of excited music that has the fevered rhyme run after 03:31

VT3: Monica

I could see that there’s a different view for a normal thing like a friend’s meeting

among Tan and Lily. Nick did not like the way of selfie but Lily takes it as normal.

SFX:

faded in— electronic music that get the audience attention,with the instrument,

Clip 2: Lily&Tan&Nick

Monica

Loll, I see. It is more simple for girls getting together for taking a selfie like to

treat for their long time make-up for prepare for the party

Nick

Actually, men will never take selfie that frequently I think

Lily

Are you kidding? I think you are really into taking selfie just now!

Monica:

Wait guys, so there comes a question. Is it selfie taking different meaning to

men and women?

Tan

Of Course! Men will not taking that long time to take a selfie as women. I found

lots of my female friends will spend the time on photographing to adjust their face like to

make their face more skinny, to modify their chin and eyes.

Monica

It is true. We just want to look more adorable on the picture!

Nick

I could agree that selfie is the better way to keep something but not exactly for

using to express the real feelings

Lily

What I mean is that, taking a selfie will make me have a delighted mood.

Sometimes, as girls, we take a selfie is not showing to the others, just want to ingratiate

with ourselves

SFX:

faded out—strong electronic music that get the audience attention, run after

04:55

VT4: Monica

From Lily and Tan as the different side of males and females. They have hold that

woman are more like to treat the selfie more serious on whether they will look good

on it. Tan told me that he wonder why girls like selfie much more than man. I

think it is easy to understand. Girls usually make-up for them to look good in a

party. Therefore, it is necessary to use the way of selfie to record their today’s

looking. A kind of recording habit which the selling point of many mobile phone

manufacturers also starts from the photo function. To respond to people's demand

for selfies and increase product sales, so as to achieve commercial purposes. With

the cultivation of the market and the stimulation of people's own demand, selfie

products are more suitable for use. We can often see all kinds of selfie sharing on

social media. Merchants use celebrities' selfies to promote their products, while

stars show themselves by sharing selfies to gain more attention and topics. Even

politicians around the world like to let people know themselves by taking selfies.

The famous one is obviously the pre-president of United States——Obama.

Clip 3: Lily&Tan&Nick

Nick

Now I understand the why a girl will has so many selfie posted on their social

media

Monica

I totally agree with you! What time does it make you guys want to take a selfie?

Tan

I am not sure...but lots of time there is a psychological motivations for people to

take a selfie

Lily

What I think is Everyone needs attention. A child deliberately does something out

of the ordinary to impress an adult. In order to attract the attention of the opposite sex and

students, the middle school students will wear strange clothes. The young men and

women in the courtship stage will deliberately dress themselves to attract the attention of

the males. In old age, parents try to make their children pay attention to their petulance.

People post selfies online with the aim of attracting attention.

SFX:

faded into—light classical music which is absolute music of piano, after 05:35

VT5: Monica

Lily has shared the interesting point of people taking selfie. She has pointed out that

people want to get the attention from their selfie which much more related to the

social media. I understand that some people sometimes satisfied themselves

VT6: Monica

To get the attention is so normal that we utilize the social media. And selfie is really

easy to present for it. But is it all just for getting attention to share for lives?

Someone may not think like this.

SFX:

faded out—light classical piano music

Clip 4: Lily&Nick

Nick

Well, I think some people do this not only for sharing. More negatively, they want

to show off for what their lives

Monica

Could you explain what does the “show off” mean?

Nick

Like there will be a group of people to show their luxury lives like take a selfie

with their expensive bags, or watch or earrings...some think like this

Lily

I reckon that people who show off by taking selfies may show a lack of inner

security, confidence, or vulnerability.

SFX:

faded into—accelerando of the piano music run after 06:02

VT7: Monica

I see that. Nick has pointed out that the truth of some people are more on a negative

side to use the selfie like showing off their wealth. I am not a sensitive person to

notice on some of the people’s selfie for wether they want to show off or not. But it is

really true that they make some bad effect to influence people when seeing their

selfie and have to compare unrealistically.Well...let’s see what the others think

about inproper selfie impact lives

SFX:

faded out—the accelerando of the piano music

Clip 4: Lily&Tan&Nick

Monica

I could not agree more. Do you guys think that taking a selfie with others is the

best way to make friends? Like selfie socializing?

Lily

I think it is. Only people wants to make friends with me, they will like to take a

selfie with me .

Tan

I don’t think this is the best way...

Nick

Taking a selfie could not prove that you have exactly make friends with him or her

properly.

Tan

I think Nick wants to express we could not know that the inside mood for a person

behind a selfie

Monica

So you think we cannot just take what we see in the selfie to justify the

relationship?

Nick

Exactly

SFX:

faded into—the Bach ballad music that is changing rhyme after 6:34

VT8: Monica

Okay...there’s a conflict that among Lily, Tan and Nick. Lily thinks that people

wants to make friends by taking selfie. But Tan and Nick think there’s behind mood

after the shot. People are changeable for their mood everyday. I do agree with more

about Tan and Nick that we could not just justify for a relationship by a selfie.

When we want to set up for a relationship, it is better to talk more and share

interests. And I also respect for what Lily thinks that not complex about

interpersonal relationship. Take it easy and let nature takes it course maybe is the

best choice!

SFX:

faded out of the Bach ballad music that is changing rhyme

Clip 5: Lily&Tan&Nick

Monica

Do you still think selfie has become the important part leading on the socializing

in our lives?

Tan

It just take up the younger people’s life I think. Elder people will not that much

willing to choose to take a selfie.

Lily

I think it is if you post your selfies to social media, your friends can see you and see

what you've been doing.

Monica

It is kind of like set up a bridge to the people to people who have not contact for

a long time.

Nick

In general, those who post selfies are good-looking girls or boys. They hope to

record their current appearance by posting selfies and recording them on the Internet. In

the near future, they will be able to view photos of themselves and review their status at

that time through the Internet. Generally, such people are those who understand life and

love it. They know how to record beauty and love themselves

Tan

I don’t think just for the good-looking people...the others who are confident will

also keep doing that just for their interests maybe.

SFX:

faded into—light classical music, after 1:40

VT9: Monica

Nick thinks that the selfie is more likely to happen among the good looking people.

But Tan does not think so.

SFX:

faded into—light classical music, after 1:40

Clip 6: Lily&Tan&Nick

Monica

I see, uh, by the way , you mention by the occasion, what do you think that

there’s the proper occasion to take a selfie?

Tan

Yeah, to talk about this, I want to mention that my uncle’s funeral. My young niece

is surprisedly to go so far as to take a selfie of herself on the funeral and post it on the

Instagram.

Monica

What? Is there no one to shut her down?

Lily

That sounds ridiculous. The girls’ parents should teach her what is the respect

Nick

I even see some of people did not consider of the occasions for taking selfie like in

the hospital, some landscape that has not developed...and so on

Tan

I cannot imagine why selfie addiction has become a global phenomenon. People

taking selfies at funerals, outside excursive, and even after a plane crash

Nick

That’s crazy

Monica

Some people should be taught to identify what is proper what is not

SFX:

faded into—light classical music, after 08:58

VT10: Monica

Thanks for you guys sharing for your opinions! It is true. All of us think some of the

people did not pay attention of the occasions of taking selfie that really bother others

SFX:

faded out—light classical music

SFX:

faded-in a soft music slowly come from the inspiring soundtrack by ED Sheeran-

Think out of loud,

VT11:Monica

How time flies! I could not imagine that we had talked about this much on how the

selfie impact on our lives. What’s more, people are more likely to reckon that to not

let the selfie become main parts of our lives especially on making friends with each

others or getting together.A lot of people have also got into the habit of taking selfies

under the influence of the selfie trend and like to post their selfies on social media.

To them, a selfie doesn't mean anything, and it doesn't say anything about the inner

workings of the heart. It's just their habit to post a selfie, and that's it.We just want

to look good on the selfie which post on the social media to indicate that we are well.

But what exactly the mood is will be easy to ignore. This sounds a little bit sad about

using selfie to pretend the time when you do need power to protect you!

SFX:

faded out —the inspiring music of Sam Smith towards the end.

the end.

Creative Writings: Welcome

The Virtual Reality Script

Audience

There are 4 characters and a cat in the script.

The main character is Uncle Tan, a 32-year-old man,a typical businessman in the modern

society. He is busy with working after getting married with Amy.Tan starts the adventure

in Greek mythology and plays his role passive at first and become active at last.

The second one is Cupid, who is the grandson of Zeus from the Greek mythology

approximately 15-16 years old. Cupid likes animals and good at communicating with

them. He is the key passive character of helping Uncle Tan overcome the difficulties.

The third one is Zeus is the leader of the Universe as a clue character who played the

passive role in showing his normal life in the script. He has the bad habit of dating with

other women that makes upset to his wife —— Hera, the most beautiful of the immortals.

She is another clue character who is loyal to her husband. She has a pet called Mimi who

also helped Tan in the adventure.

Platfrom

This is Virtual Reality Game and which allows the person who enrolled in this game has

the chance to get touch with the characters in the Greek mythology. Uncle Tan begins his

adventure as his body get shrink to small in Zeus’ bedroom. The key point to pass the

game is let Uncle Tan find the evidence of Zeus loves Hera and his family. Such as the

evidence in dairy, photo, a token of affection of some objects. This allows to use a

headphone and 3D version glasses and also it is better to make the setting room as a

direct temperature since the story happens in the Old Greek period(It could not be too hot

in the game setting room to correspond in the story). People who has the direct area to walk through and have the hand shank to control the direction.

Setting

Uncle Tan pass through a space time in to the world of the Greek mythology get the

magic to shrink his body from original into tiny to enter in Zeus’ bedroom and begin his

adventure to find the exit to get back to the real world. The whole process is take place in

Zeus’ bedroom, Uncle Tan will meet Cupid, who also shrink his body since get

punishment from Hera. During the period, since Zeus has getting married with Hera for

10 more years and Zeus makes mistakes for dating with another woman. Hera get mad

and disappointed with Zeus. After Uncle Tan knew the background he needs to find the

love evidence and also it is the entrance to get back to the real world. It is not realistic

story but a little change from the original Greek mythology.

Below this is the sample of the bedroom look like. The style is more like a cartoon to

present the Greek Mythology. Both of Uncle Tan and Cupid with their tiny body will face

the hard movement of across the huge furniture and escape the attention of the animals as

avoid to be recognized as food to them(The red circle is the proportion of Uncle Tan and

Cupid).

Scene 1

Place: Zeus’ Bedroom

Time: Morning

Character: Uncle Tan, Zeus, Hera, Cupid

fade in—

Uncle Tan who wears the blue and white pajamas was slept quietly in the cup, he did not

know he has already went through into the Greek Mythology world. Zeus and Hera was

arguing in the room.

Zeus:

I told you several times I have no relationships with that girl

Hera:

You can prove yourself for whatever you like, I just believe what I saw by my eyes.

light on——

Uncle Tan was disturbed by the arguing sound, and try to turn over his body and stretch

out. Zeus waled through to the cup which Uncle Tan sleep in and start to pour tea to

Hera.

Zeus:

Don’t be so serious, darling, come to have a cup of tea

The sound of pouring tea and it makes successfully wake up Uncle Tan. Tan awaked by

surfaced of the full cup of tea on the top. He got wet and soon shouted by: oh rush!What

happened? Amy(his wife in real life)? Why I slept in the bathtub!(He is flopping his legs

and arms)

Hera:

Okay, Zeus, it is enough! I cannot stand anymore longer! I do not want to see your face

Zeus:

Wait, Hera, I think you need to calm down...

light off—— a beam of light softly into the cup

Hera went out to Zeus’ bedroom, Zeus put down the cup chasing out quickly after(the

sound of closing door)

Uncle Tan looked over the cup he found everything strange(The surrounding is seems

like to make him feel float like in the sea. He needs to struggle to get away from the

resistance of water). He totally lost the direction of getting know where he is(tremble his

chin). He tried his best to climb over the cup edge and looked around. Tan felt dizzy(light

become dark) on the top of the edge and the hand grip it tightly. He found the huge bed,

windows, tabled, cabinet...(light become bright)Tan looked back there is a photo of Hera

and Zeus on the wall. Tan wants to see it more clearly, he fell down from the edge of the

cup and down to the carpet on the ground(light dark for a while). This is a high distance

he even lose his bearing from the strange environment. Tan sits on the ground and

look up to the photo he soon found that the two people are the characters which he read

in the Greek Mythology book yesterday———Zeus and Hera(after he found the photo,the

entered memory image . He also looked the key which someone has throw it on the

ground. He is as same as the size of a key! Tan try to make some attention(to move leg, or

shout, or sing, or dance) to get the others notice him and help him. He starts to run to the

door, however, there is wind come from the window and the huge power the door banged

shut after a gust of wind(the sound of wind be full of the headphone)(lights get dark and

version become vague). Tan also effects by the wind to fly in the sky with tumbling over

clumsily a few times, Tan hit a pile of shingle next to the door edge and shattered(the

furniture is huge so there is a tremendous sound).

(lights brightly)To avoid the glare of the sun from the window, Uncle Tan has no choice

but run over a long time to the shade place. He also needs to jump across some of the

barrier which Hera throw them on the ground such as books, make-up brush, spitball.

Although these are not huge stuff but it is really big for the tiny-body Tan. Tan comes

over the shade place(lights become softly) and Cupid appeared. Tan looked straight to

him.

Scene 2

Place: Zeus’ Bedroom

Time: Morning

Character: Uncle Tan , Cupid

The sound of step walk

Cupid(with exciting voice):

Hi,Em,Sir?

Tan:

Who are you?

Cupid:

I am Cupid...

Tan:

Oh, I know you, you are the grandson of Zeus, are you?

Cupid:

Yes, sir, how do you know me? Who are you?

Tan:

My name is Tan. You may not believe that ,but I come from the future. I did not know

why I am here. Uhhh...um by the way, why I see you as a same tiny body with me ?

Cupid:

Well, Sir, I feel ashamed to said the details but I make mistake to make Hera angry.

She makes the magic to shrimp my body to punish me for a month

Tan:

I see. I have read the story about you guys. I know her personality is a little bit sensitive.

Cupid :

It’s true. And she just argued with Zeus. My grandpa, you know, he is little bit dude but I

believe he is not mean to do that. He really loves Hera, and it seems much more worst at

this situation. My grandpa is so busy to treat all of the problem since he is the leader of

the world. Well, it is true he lose some accompany with his family.

Tan and Cupid talked about Zeus and Hera for a while,

Tan:

Maybe we can help them to get better.

Cupid:

I also think about that. I think we can prepare something that is representative for them

to remind of their love. Maybe Hera will apologize for Zeus.

Tan and Cupid decided to find the ring and the love letter Zeus has written to Hera

before. In a sudden, a huge ‘monster’ with the noise of seems like a cat(the heavy step

walk sound). It is Hera’s pet——mimi. Tan and Cupid turned over and looked to the

‘huge’ cat, they need to escape from the ram’s horn(with the light flicker). Tan and Cupid

run and run, mimi wants to catch them up as breakfast. Cupid and Tan tried to hide in the

cat litter(the cat litter as piece by piece with the sound like threw in to the desert)(sound

of sand). Mimi felt angry for not finding them. Mimi begins to pee in the cat litter (looks

like the sky roiled and spit as if we were lost inside some potion)(sound like rainy). Tan

and Cupid soon get dizzy has black out by the cat’s pee and smelling.

Scene 3:

Place: Zeus’ Bedroom

Time: Morning

Character: Uncle Tan , Cupid

Cupid(appear in a sudden stare at Mimi seriously) :

Mimi, listen, we need to find Zeus’ stuff in this bedroom. And do not be rude any more.

Mimi has shocked by the angry Cupid(with the sound of scared) .

Tan:

What! Cupid! You can talk to animal?

Cupid:

Yes, I learnt some magic before. Maybe we can ask help from Mimi to find the rings and

letter. Because we can use its’ body to across the bedroom since we are too little now

Mimi accepted the help from cupid, he let Tan and Cupid climbed up to its body(Tan feels

like riding a horse, his body up and down) and help them to rummaged through her

house looking for the ring and letter, then they rushed across the bedroom and soon

found the ring letters(through the process they will have view of Zeus and Hera’s love bit

by bit) . Cupid used the magic to decorate them to send it to Zeus and Hera.

Hera looks the letter and ring, starts to remember the past time with Zeus

Zeus:

I am so sorry, sweetie, I should not be that busy to ignore you recently. I must plan for

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The Podcast Script

The Virtual Reality Script

Audience

There are 4 characters and a cat in the script.

The main character is Uncle Tan, a 32-year-old man,a typical businessman in the modern

society. He is busy with working after getting married with Amy.Tan starts the adventure

in Greek mythology and plays his role passive at first and become active at last.

The second one is Cupid, who is the grandson of Zeus from the Greek mythology

approximately 15-16 years old. Cupid likes animals and good at communicating with

them. He is the key passive character of helping Uncle Tan overcome the difficulties.

The third one is Zeus is the leader of the Universe as a clue character who played the

passive role in showing his normal life in the script. He has the bad habit of dating with

other women that makes upset to his wife —— Hera, the most beautiful of the immortals.

She is another clue character who is loyal to her husband. She has a pet called Mimi who

also helped Tan in the adventure.

Platfrom

This is Virtual Reality Game and which allows the person who enrolled in this game has

the chance to get touch with the characters in the Greek mythology. Uncle Tan begins his

adventure as his body get shrink to small in Zeus’ bedroom. The key point to pass the

game is let Uncle Tan find the evidence of Zeus loves Hera and his family. Such as the

evidence in dairy, photo, a token of affection of some objects. This allows to use a

headphone and 3D version glasses and also it is better to make the setting room as a

direct temperature since the story happens in the Old Greek period(It could not be too hot

in the game setting room to correspond in the story). People who has the direct area to walk through and have the hand shank to control the direction.

Setting

Uncle Tan pass through a space time in to the world of the Greek mythology get the

magic to shrink his body from original into tiny to enter in Zeus’ bedroom and begin his

adventure to find the exit to get back to the real world. The whole process is take place in

Zeus’ bedroom, Uncle Tan will meet Cupid, who also shrink his body since get

punishment from Hera. During the period, since Zeus has getting married with Hera for

10 more years and Zeus makes mistakes for dating with another woman. Hera get mad

and disappointed with Zeus. After Uncle Tan knew the background he needs to find the

love evidence and also it is the entrance to get back to the real world. It is not realistic

story but a little change from the original Greek mythology.

Below this is the sample of the bedroom look like. The style is more like a cartoon to

present the Greek Mythology. Both of Uncle Tan and Cupid with their tiny body will face

the hard movement of across the huge furniture and escape the attention of the animals as

avoid to be recognized as food to them(The red circle is the proportion of Uncle Tan and

Cupid).

Scene 1

Place: Zeus’ Bedroom

Time: Morning

Character: Uncle Tan, Zeus, Hera, Cupid

fade in—

Uncle Tan who wears the blue and white pajamas was slept quietly in the cup, he did not

know he has already went through into the Greek Mythology world. Zeus and Hera was

arguing in the room.

Zeus:

I told you several times I have no relationships with that girl

Hera:

You can prove yourself for whatever you like, I just believe what I saw by my eyes.

light on——

Uncle Tan was disturbed by the arguing sound, and try to turn over his body and stretch

out. Zeus waled through to the cup which Uncle Tan sleep in and start to pour tea to

Hera.

​

Zeus:

Don’t be so serious, darling, come to have a cup of tea

The sound of pouring tea and it makes successfully wake up Uncle Tan. Tan awaked by

surfaced of the full cup of tea on the top. He got wet and soon shouted by: oh rush!What

happened? Amy(his wife in real life)? Why I slept in the bathtub!(He is flopping his legs

and arms)

Hera:

Okay, Zeus, it is enough! I cannot stand anymore longer! I do not want to see your face

Zeus:

Wait, Hera, I think you need to calm down...

light off—— a beam of light softly into the cup

Hera went out to Zeus’ bedroom, Zeus put down the cup chasing out quickly after(the

sound of closing door)

Uncle Tan looked over the cup he found everything strange(The surrounding is seems

like to make him feel float like in the sea. He needs to struggle to get away from the

resistance of water). He totally lost the direction of getting know where he is(tremble his

chin). He tried his best to climb over the cup edge and looked around. Tan felt dizzy(light

become dark) on the top of the edge and the hand grip it tightly. He found the huge bed,

windows, tabled, cabinet...(light become bright)Tan looked back there is a photo of Hera

and Zeus on the wall. Tan wants to see it more clearly, he fell down from the edge of the