Date of Publication

3-2025

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Communication Arts

Subject Categories

Fiction

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Communication

Thesis Advisor

Jeremy Tan Tintiangko

Defense Panel Chair

Jan Michael Alexandre C. Bernadas



Defense Panel Member

Whaqyn Miguel D. Olalia
Abigail Ehlie Quirong-Pole
Ruepert D. Cao

Abstract/Summary

“Cold Reading” - Exploring the Impact of Child Fame: A Hypernarrative Approach aims to explore the actions and effects that minors undergo or experience when they are child stars in the media spotlight at such a young age. Different pressures and expectations follow from this spotlight to uphold the image that the media has constructed for them.

As a result, the team wants to investigate their experiences, focusing on how child stars become famous while also identifying any recurring themes or problems they encounter in the business. “Cold Reading” explores these themes through different storylines and routes as a fictional hypernarrative story in the form of a visual novel, conceptualized from the interviews and stories from current and former child stars.

The hypernarrative visual novel is set to have six different endings, depending on the player's choices. The story follows three different characters from which the player can choose which route they want to follow. In each plotline, the player must make one of two decisions to unlock a different ending on that character’s route. Five interviews were conducted online to research and gain insight and authenticity for this project. All interviewees signed informed consent forms prior to the interview. Stories and experiences from these interviews were taken with consent and used to fill out the plotlines of the routes of this project.

The project was produced and recorded online, including the interviews and pre-production work.

MP4 Format compiled on one website link.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Keywords

Visual novels; Child actors; Fame

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3-28-2025

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