Our Key Goal for the Design of LifeTales
… Remove the barriers to getting it done
Make it easier.
- Writing stories can be slow and time-consuming. Use video, audio and text to tell stories. That way, more stories will be created, and they'll be created more easily.
- Straightforward and easy process for anyone of any age.
- No meticulous planning needed in advance. Create stories at any time, then place them at any time into the right chapter in the right order.
Make it better
- Video and audio create a fantastic memory and adds a tremendous amount of richness to each story.
- With multiple people commenting and retelling a story together, you can get more of the story.
- Get stories from other people too, like aunts, uncles, best friends to add even more color to the memoir
Make it motivating
- Privately social: Involve the family as it happens.
- The Storyteller feels great as they receive comments and likes as each story is written. Comments and likes become part of the memoir, to further add richness to the memoir.
- Receive ongoing requests for stories from the family. It shows they care and what they care about.
How it works
- Start your 7 day free trial. No credit card needed.
- Add a few key life milestones. Start creating a story. Just get started — you can always edit or add to everything later.
- Invite Collaborators. You can do that immediately or do it later. After launch, up to 6 participants will be included in the cost of the basic plan. During beta, you can add any number free of charge.
- Later in the Beta, we will start to send you an email idea each week. Answer it yourself or forward it to someone else to tell the story.
5. Each email will have a special Start button. The Storyteller simply taps to start recording audio, video or adding text or pictures to create a story. No need to login. Storytellers in their 70s have found our storytelling technology intuitive and straightforward.
- The admin or the storyteller will also be able to log in and add more content to the story at any time, so the story doesn’t have to be perfect on the first try.
- The admin can manage the organization of stories by logging in, adding dates, tags, and editing stories.
6. All Collaborators will receive a copy of the weekly email prompt sent to the storyteller.
- All Collaborators can provide the storyteller with any other ideas they have at any time
- All Collaborators have the ability to tell their own stories (sometimes there is a story that needs to be told by someone else about the subject of the memoir).
- Additional stories outside of the weekly prompts can be added manually at any time by logging in.
7. Privately social
- All Collaborators are notified when a story is created, a page is liked or a comment is added.
- All Collaborators can comment on and like any page of the story. It’s fun for the family and is also motivating for the Storyteller.
- The entire Memoir is private by default, only accessible to Collaborators. Individual stories can be shared with others as read-only if you choose (see FAQ below). There will also be a public Memoir option in case you'd like to publicly share a portion of your memoir.
Easy story creation
Record a video selfie directly in-app. Add photos and videos to any story to add color. Add text anywhere. You can even add audio captions for the photos.
Lots of flexibility and easy to do!
Lots of flexibility and easy to do!
Pinpoint sharing controls
Your designated family and friends can view, comment, like and even add to each story.
You can also decide to share a read-only version of a story with anyone you wish.
You can also decide to share a read-only version of a story with anyone you wish.
All owned by you
Your memoir can be downloaded to your hard drive at the end of the year for permanent storage.
Or keep a private or public version online for easy access by others. Yours to choose.
Or keep a private or public version online for easy access by others. Yours to choose.