This paper briefly considers some issues in the evaluation of HCI applications through documenting the use and evaluation of a digital video tool - StoriXXX - used for editing digital resources for 'digital storytelling' and comments on its multiple use as a form of 'bricolage'. It provides a brief overview of use and evaluation in two community contexts, as part of a long term engagement in creating digital storytelling applications, drawing from elements of film and media practice to point to various interpretations of story creation that also provide insights into the evaluation process in HCI.