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Storymaker/Storyteller machine mixes images and commentary Written by Matt Chapman We thought, why not create a machine that makes it easy to tie pictures and stories together? Neil Dawson Dundee University A Storymaker/Storyteller machine designed and built by students at Dundee University will compete in the Microsoft Design Expo 2008 next week. Natalie and Joanna Montgomery, both 20, and Lee Murray and Neil Dawson, both 19, came up with the idea in response to Microsoft's topic of learning and education. The device enables users to combine pictures and commentary to create stories. "The thinking behind the machine was inspired by my grandfather, Donald Aitken, who was a former head of the British School in Tehran," said Dawson. "He has a vast library of pictures held on slides, and there are some great stories behind them.... [read full story]
