Teaching with Frankenstories

• Most of our random text prompts consist of a keyword or phrase.
• They're vague so they work with almost any image—it's up to players to figure out how to use them!
• They are genre-agnostic. You can choose text prompt "themes" (character, relationship, situation) but the difference has more to do with suitable image composition than with genre.
• If a random combination is too weird or inappropriate for your class, simply re-roll or edit it.
• You can customise the text prompt or create your own.

• Images are themed so you can select a genre or style.
• Our random images represent characters, relationships, or situations.
• The random image selection avoids characterless landscapes or real people.
• You can upload your own images if you have a Frankenstories Pro subscription.

The frenetic, improvisational nature of Frankenstories means stories and arguments are often bizarre or ridiculous. 

This creates a challenge with regard to representation in the random image pool:

• It's good to have broad representation.
• But the best prompt images usually feature people in weird situations.
• We don't want to facilitate stories that belittle or abuse members of a minority or marginalised population.
• But we also don't want to deprive members of those communities of the opportunity to write wacky, ludicrous stories about themselves.

We don't currently have a good answer for this, so:

• We're generally more selective when choosing images featuring members of vulnerable populations.
• And we encourage you to use custom images to reflect your students.
• If you want a particular type of imagery, let us know.

You might need to actively teach students how to interpret and extrapolate from these types of prompts.

A good way to do that is to read and discuss games in the Frankenstories Hall of Fame.