小盒子大秘密 The secret of the little box

這是個不打算定義為「書」或「電子書」的數位出版品。正如來自澳門的Step Out, 一群熱愛表演藝術的朋友, 不打算以「劇團」或「舞蹈團」劃地自限。

2011年的夏天, Step Out從自身所在小島──澳門出發,來到八百公里外另一個小島──臺灣。澳門是一個被賭場與高樓的影子遮天蔽日的小島,但遮蔽不了藝術工作者的創作與反思。在臺灣小島上的花蓮則是被山脈連綿阻斷了道路,卻阻絕不了教育工作者的熱情與希望。

在後山小鎮的教室裡,Step Out用故事、肢體語言、情境劇場、偶戲表演、問答互動,帶給教室裡的孩子, 不只是樂趣, 更是劇場藝術的初體驗。Step Out說, 這不僅是教室裡的實驗劇場, 也是演出與旅行的生活實驗。

而這個以數位方式發行的小冊子, 則是另一個實驗, 新的「媒體即訊息」的實驗。我們以圖文互動的數位內容,分享思緒、旅程與感受給讀者。邀請您一同加入這場數位出版時代的異乎尋常小革命, 來自意想不到的後山小書店。

內容與特色:
1. 專為iPad製作的數位原創內容。
2. 包含三個圖文篇章 + 一個互動遊戲體驗,完整呈現實驗劇場校園巡演的感動現場。
3. 遵守「閱讀優先」的設計理念, 僅有適度的互動內容, 沒有動畫或特效的干擾, 電子書也能沉浸於閱讀。
4. 適時出現的操作提示, 閱讀過程不迷失。

A digital publication we do not plan to define as “book” or “digital book”. As is Step Out from Macau, a group of people who loves performance art, and does not plan to limit themselves to a “theatre company” or “dance company”.

Summer 2011, Step Out set off from the island of Macau, and landed at another little island 800 km away, known as Taiwan. Macau is an island shadowed by casinos and high-risers, which cannot overshadow the creativity and thoughts of artists. Hualien in Taiwan, on the other hand, is barricaded by ranges of mountain, which cannot block the passion and hopes of educators.

Inside classrooms in a mountain town, with stories, body languages, scenarios and QA interactions, Step Out brings more than just entertainment to kids but their first taste of theatre art. “This is more than an experimental theatre inside the classroom, but a real life experiment blending performance and traveling,” says Step Out.

A digital publication as experiment, the experiment of “the medium is the message”. With texts and images interacting digitally, we share with readers our thoughts, journey and feelings. Join us in the small but extraordinary revolution of the digital publishing era, coming from the unexpected tiny bookstore in the mountains.

Content and Features
1. Original digital content created specifically for iPad.

2. Three illustrated chapters plus one interactive game, reliving the touching moments of the experimental theatre on campus tour.

3. Designed with “Reading First” in mind with minimal interactive contents and no animation or special effects interfering; you can enjoy the pure pleasure of reading even in the digital form.

4. Instructions pop up when appropriate to guide the way during reading.

Text in Traditional Chinese only.