Movies and animation are linear forms of visual storytelling where the audience listens and watches passively. Games and multimedia applications, on the other hand, are interactive programs where the user both actively views and manipulates the program.
Although the means and the methods of storytelling may have changed over time, the storyteller's purpose has pretty much stayed the same-to communicate a message to an audience. A storyteller's effectiveness is based on drawing an audience into the story and capturing their attention.