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This creative work in the form of a television script is based on a story that is supported by alternative medicine advocates in the United States, Canada, and Europe (including the United Kingdom). It is this supporters contention, and the premise of the story, that in the late 1800s germ theory was given primacy over other theories that held merit, and that germ theory is only part of the equation as to why disease occurs. The rest of the formula is based on genetic structure that, on a microscopic level, changes form in a deficient host environment, thereby becoming susceptible to bacteria from the environment. It is also recognized that the purporters of germ theory have over time created a multi-billion dollar industry of pharmaceuticals used to do battle with these microorganisms. Royal Raymond Rife, inventor and scientist of the 1930s, became embroiled in the controversy during that early empire-building period. By using the burgeoning technology of electronics, Rife (as many others before and after), was able to view the polymorphisms that occurred on the sub-cellular level. Once seen, the entities could be manipulated cultured or grown -- reconstituted in lab animals, and then destroyed. The disease focused on in this work is cancer. To date, research has determined that 15 to 20 percent of all cancers are caused by infections. Microbes were found inside the cells of humans who have a number of other diseases. Whether the organisms contribute to the creation of the diseases or take advantage of a weakened system is still highly controversial. The fact that the debate goes on, now into the 21st century, is of interest in that it lends viability to the concepts put forth in the teleplay.

Interactive storytelling has been attempted, but not mastered, using digital media. Although this failure has been attributed by some to an innate discrepancy between the goals of storytelling and the qualities of interactive investment, interactive story in live theatre and role-play has demonstrated the ability to engage and maintain engagement with a participating audience. A possible solution lies in designing the goals of interaction based upon the rewards and structures of storytelling rather than the competitive goals of game play. By studying the way in which live interaction functions, and specifically addressing the imaginative contribution of the participant, digital storytellers can begin to think about creating procedural systems for storytelling that make engaging a story both rewarding and transformative. The study leads to a preliminary list of guidelines for authors who are trying to design programs or methodology for interactive stories.

Can the transposition of "Rappaccini's Daughter" from the story medium to the film medium result in changes to the storyline? I prove this thesis statement to be true by analyzing our film Rappaccini's Daughter in literary terms. Through comparing and contrasting the ideas and choices made in both storylines, the two mediums will differ, while still holding to the theme of the evil doctor obsessed by his scientific agenda. The research I have chosen to support my thesis is based on adaptation between the two mediums, the story and film. Adaptations are of great import and have had a permanent effect on the film industry. The history and theories of adapting literary works for the screen are used to show why Hawthorne's version of "Rappaccini's Daughter" lends itself to being adapted. The ideas that occur in his short story are compared and contrasted to those that appear in our film. Additional support is provided using the compare/contrast method to show the similarities and different choices in our film in relation to ideas that occur in stories that make up the fairytale genre. The differing viewpoints from two separate directors with specific visions of "Rappaccini's Daughter," is established. Other information from Walt Disney fairytales and the works of Brother's Grimm are introduced. These two methods of writing are compared and contrasted and related to Christi's vision and my own. The thesis is concluded when proving that Rappaccini's Daughter can be transposed from the story medium into the film medium resulting in changes to the storyline. This idea is supported-by screening an edited version of our film, Rappaccini's Daughter. This will prove the importance of adaptation in the film industry.