Students will investigate, “What tools lead to an effective comic-book storyboard for a 3D animation project?” Collaborative teams will address a community-relevant issue by designing an original interactive narrative that integrates visual art, dramatic elements, and production technology. They will use audience or research data to create a visualization that informs creative decisions and communicates key findings to diverse audiences. Through critique, shared decision-making, revision, presentation, and reflection, students will produce a complete storyboard that clearly communicates the narrative, interactions, and technical plan.

Students will investigate the essential question, “What tools lead to an effective comic book storyboard that can be used for a 3D animation project?” They will create a complete comic-style storyboard that communicates narrative structure, character action, camera choices, interactive moments, and planned theatre and animation technologies. Students will collect and visualize peer or audience feedback, then use the findings to compare creative approaches and refine their designs. Through shared decision-making, critique, presentation, and reflection, students will solve design challenges, communicate with empathy, and connect their identities and community interests to their work.

Students will investigate the essential question: “What tools lead to an effective comic-book storyboard for a 3D animation project?” Teams will create a concept brief, branching narrative map, visual style guide, and technology plan covering staging, camera, lighting, sound, and interactive choices. They will visualize peer-testing data to communicate key findings and guide revisions. The final product will be a polished comic-book storyboard and presentation that communicate a complete game narrative, interactive experience, and production-ready design.

Students watch a short 3D animated scene, then work in teams to sequence its mixed-up comic-style storyboard panels and justify their choices. During a gallery walk, they annotate how framing, camera angles, movement, timing, lighting, sound, and interactive choices communicate the narrative. The class creates a quick data visualization showing which tools most improved clarity for different audiences. Students then consider: “What tools lead to an effective comic book storyboard that can be used for a 3D animation project?”

Host a “Storyboard Showcase” where teams display their comic-style storyboards alongside animatics, 3D scene mockups, technology design plans, and a data visualization summarizing audience feedback or interaction choices. Students lead visitors through the game narrative, explain key artistic and technical decisions, and demonstrate how their tools support an effective 3D animation project. Invite peers, families, local artists, game designers, or theatre professionals to provide feedback using brief prompts about clarity, creativity, accessibility, and audience engagement. Conclude with team reflections that identify successful collaboration, revisions inspired by feedback, and next steps for production.