Musical artists like Nouvelle Vague and Björk have already started using mobile and tablet apps as a way to promote or add value to their records, but a recent project called The Book of Sarth is using the app format to a slightly different end. A graphic novel and album mash-up, the app is an intriguing rethink of what album artwork can be in the digital age — and may even prove to be a platform for a new kind of narrative storytelling.
On one level, the $7.99 app is a dystopian storybook; it tells the tale of a strange artifact that's discovered by a pair of children. The artifact produces sounds that induce a heightened state of consciousness, and when the audio is uploaded to the internet all hell breaks loose. Sinister...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/3/3828314/the-book-of-sarth-ipad-app-graphic-novel-concept-album
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