Rather than tell you the account of his life from the first person, this autobiographical Neil Patrick Harris book is a choose your own adventure. By letting you star in the actor's life story, Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography takes an interesting turn on the celebrity memoir. Instead of retelling what really happened, the autobiography lets you choose what decisions to make at every critical junction in NPH's life.
Available October 14, 2014, the Neil Patrick Harris book will cover the well known points of the actor's story, like auditioning for Doogie Howser, MD. According to the book's website, if the readers choose well they will find fame, fortune and true love. However, if they do not pick wisely, they could end up on a rehab stint with Dr Drew.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Interactive Autobiographies
- Opportunity for authors to create engaging and immersive reading experiences by allowing readers to make choices in the narrative.
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Potential for industries to adapt the choose your own adventure format to new mediums, such as movies or virtual reality gaming.
- Personalized Memoirs
- Opportunity for individuals to create their own personalized memoirs by incorporating interactive elements and decision-making.
Where This Applies
- Publishing
- Disruptive innovation opportunity lies in creating interactive books and ebooks that allow readers to shape the story.
- Film and Television
- Opportunity to create interactive films or TV shows where viewers can make choices that affect the outcome of the story.
- Technology
- Opportunity to develop interactive storytelling platforms or apps that allow users to create and share their own personalized memoirs.
