The Goat of Hypermediacy
Oat the Goat is a project that was funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Education and was a project designed to be a part of their Bullying Free NZ Week in May of 2018. The New Zealand Ministry of Health describes it as “Oat the Goat is an interactive, online storybook, which aims to teach children about empathy, acceptance, and tolerance.” The “Online story book” features our protagonist Oat, who is on a quest to reach the top of the mountain. On his journey, he meets a variety of characters,