Yes We Can! Interactive Stories of Digital Technology and Social Change

我们正在研究和创造创新的方式，通过使用互动视频技术来讲述Catalyst的故事及其影响。我们正在将Catalyst项目的现有视频片段整合到观众主导的叙事中：观众可以从视频开始，然后点击视频的不同部分，这将使他们发现关于研究过程的更多信息、所涉及的利益相关者、关于项目影响的最新信息，或者将导致与点击的链接相关的更多视频片段。中心前提和阴谋是，电影已经成为传播影响的有力工具，然而，电影必然是静态和线性的。这形成了一个强大的基线，我们可以将其发展到新的维度。项目内容是否可以动态浏览和查询。如果它既被项目的观众，也被它的参与者实现为一个可航行的探索环境，那么它仍然是一个传播影响的强大手段。通过充当社会边界对象进行外部沟通，同时也促进了项目内部的沟通。“动态信息环境”将是传播“研究的影响”的有力手段。想要理解这个概念，最简单的方法是想象我们小时候读过的“冒险书”，书中有这样一段话：“如果你决定与兽人战斗，请翻到第74页。如果你决定与兽人说理，请翻到第36页。”以类似的方式，我们设想一个使用现有技术的视频平台，允许观众通过Catalyst故事构建自己的旅程。这将创造一种互动的、引人入胜的、令人兴奋的方式来探索Catalyst的影响。首先，OURUS(Robert Potts和Daniel Morrell)将直接与每个Catalyst项目所涉及的特定社区合作，以最好地捕捉态度和情绪(亮点和转折点)，以呈现研究的多个故事。重点将是捕捉任何研究项目的多个方面：每个参与者都将自己的观点带到故事中。我们将带头创造一个整体的方法，一个愿景，并精心制作纪录片来做到这一点。具体地说，这将涉及培训团队使用摄像机、视频和故事结构；利用不同的媒体产生受众驱动的故事；以及创建“日常”影响日记。参与者将从那些直接参与Catalyst社区的人中挑选出来，并遵循我们鼓励“公民创新”的做法，每个人都将确定自己的优先事项，鼓励他们以非传统和创造性的方式收集和分享故事。其结果将是现有的和新的Catalyst素材的组合，观众可以将它们编织在一起，以上文所述的‘冒险书’风格创建他们自己的Catalyst影响的故事。我们的传播实践将通过互动视频和不断发展的展览进行动画制作。本次展览将采取多种形式的“催化剂塔迪斯”。“Catalyst Tardis”将展示和勾勒出上述“冒险小说”风格的故事，并以一种比喻的方式向外弹射，以激发用户的参与和互动。该‘塔迪斯’将呈现自己作为一个创造性的环境，以产生知名度和实现高容量参与外部活动，例如。研讨会、会议、节日和街头市场。

We are investigating and creating innovative ways of telling the story of Catalyst and its impact by using interactive video techniques. We are bringing existing video footage of Catalyst projects together in a viewer-led narrative: viewers could start with a video and then click on different parts of the video, which would lead them to discover further information about the research process, the stakeholders involved, up-to-date information on the impact of the projects, or would lead to further video footage related to the clicked link.The central premise and intrigue is that film already acts as a potent tool for the dissemination of impact, However, film is necessarily static and linear. This forms a strong baseline which we can develop into new dimensions. If project content could be explored and queried dynamically. If it was realized as a navigable 'environment' for exploration both by the projects' audience but also amongst its' participants then it could remain a powerful means of propagating impact. By acting as a social boundary object to communicate outwardly but also facilitate communication within the project. A 'dynamic information environment' would be a powerful means of propagating the impact of research.The easiest way to think of this concept is to think of the 'adventure books' we all read as children, which contained passages such as "You encounter an orc. If you decide to fight the orc, turn to page 74. If you decide to reason with the orc, turn to page 36". In a similar way, we imagine a video platform, using available technology, that would allow viewers to construct their own journeys through the Catalyst story. This would create an interactive, engaging and exciting way to explore the impact of Catalyst. But it would also serve as an exemplar for how to communicate impact of EPSRC-funded research projects.We envisage the prime output to be an interactive video supported by novel dissemination methods.Firstly, OURUS (Robert Potts and Daniel Morrell) will work directly with specific communities involved in each Catalyst project to best capture attitudes and emotions (highlights and turning points) to present multiple stories of the research. The emphasis will be on capturing the multiple facets of any research project: each participant brings his/her own perspective to the story. OURUS will lead on creating an overall methodology, a vision, and craft documentary films to do this. Specifically this will involve training teams in the use of camera, video and story construction; utilizing different media to generate audience driven tales; and creating 'daily' impact diaries. Participants will be drawn from those directly involved in the Catalyst community, and following our practice encouraging 'citizen innovation', each will determine their own priorities, being encouraged to collect and share stories in untraditional and creative ways. The result will be a combination of existing and new Catalyst footage that viewers can weave together to create their own stories of the impact of Catalyst in the 'adventure book' style described above.Our dissemination practices will be animated through the interactive video accompanied by an evolving exhibition. This exhibition will take multiple shapes in the form of 'Catalyst Tardis'. The 'Catalyst Tardis' will showcase and outline stories from the 'adventure book' style above, and metaphorically catapult itself outwards to inspire user involvement and interaction. The 'Tardis' will present itself as a creative environment to generate profile and enable high volume participation at external events eg. seminars, conferences, festivals, and street markets.