Developing Interactive Locative Narratives for Mobile Technologies Within Arts Education- Final Report.
Author: Emma Whittaker
Emma Whittaker is an artist, researcher of locative media and lecturer in Media Arts at Plymouth University. She currently holds a PhD Studentship.
Events: Interactive Performance, ‘Dip Your Toe’ Brighton Fringe Festival, May 2012
Throughout May, when Brighton is blooming with art, six bespoke Victorian-style bathing machines will appear at some of the city’s iconic landmarks.
Each bathing machine will be the inspiration and the venue for a series of brand new performances by South East artists, creating unforgettable experiences with the city and its visitors.
See these fascinating replicas brought to life as beautifully customised, mobile mini-theatres, housing astonishing performances every weekend in May.”
Interview with Seth Kriebel – performance maker and director of Rules & Regs
In this interview Seth Kriebel, performance maker and director of Rules & Regs describes his interactive narrative work, ‘The Unbuilt Room’. Approaches to making, rules and structures, imagination, interpretation and the importance of the audience experience are discussed.
‘Expanded Narrative’ is funded by Plymouth University Teaching & Learning Directorate.
Create Augmented Reality Experiences using Hoppala
Non-technical users can create augmented reality experiences for mobile technologies using Hoppala. Hoppala is freely available on-line content platform compatible with Layar augmented reality browser. Hoppala enables you to link images, sound, video, text and animations to GPS coordinates.
Blast Theory’s ‘Ghostwriter’ at RAMM, Exeter, UK
The audio experience Ghostwriter by the Internationally acclaimed artist group Blast Theory takes you on a journey that reconfigures the familiar narratives of museums. Memories or imaginings become present; the scent of once stabled animals lingers in the room, a voice suggests. Perceptual attention refocused you breathe in the musty smell. Truths blur with the characters embodied in personal letters. Looking upon a cabinet of metal hoops is followed by the realization that they once held the necks of slaves. What is old, our present encounter with the gleaming newness of prehistoric tools? What is the value and significance of objects; are they taken or given, we are asked?
The transformative experience of Ghostwriter resonates beyond the museum and repeatedly returns, as if catching at the edges of a dream.
Ghostwriter can be experienced on your mobile phone at The Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) in Exeter.
Ghostwriter was commissioned by the partnership programme New Expressions, a collaboration between contemporary visual artists and museums in the South West. New Expressions 2 is funded by MLA Renaissance South West and the National Lottery through Grants for the Arts.
Review of Publish! A Day of Innovation on the Future of the Book
Photo E. Whittaker: Publish! A Day of Innovation on the Future of the Book. 8 December 2011, Watershed, Bristol.
Publish! was convened by Media Futures’s Nico MacDonald and Laura North in partnership with Tracey Guiry of Cyprus Well, in collaboration with Plymouth University and funded by NESTA. The one-day conference brought together authors, artists, publishing houses, academia and digital entrepreneurs, speakers and delegates from across the breadth of publishing and beyond. Continue reading “Review of Publish! A Day of Innovation on the Future of the Book”
Interview with Dr. Angelo E. M. Ciarlini
In this interview Dr. Angelo E. M. Ciarlini of Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro describes his research and approaches to interactive storytelling, with particular reference to Interactive TV.
Interview with Dr. David Pizzi
In this interview Dr. David Pizzi discusses describes his research and approaches to interactive storytelling with particular reference to planning and the project EMO Emma.
Interview with Martin Ruskov
In this interview Martin Ruskov of University College London discusses serious games and transmedia storytelling.
Interview with Michael Straeubig
In this interview Michael Straeubig of i3Games discusses his work concerning game design and development across platforms, from board games to locative media.