web documentary media language

Web documentary media languageNelson Zagalo, Universidade do Minho

Conference “Webdocumentário”

Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, 31 Março 2016

“The audience for documentary is dying. The average age of a television documentary viewer is 55 and up. Dutch broadcaster VPRO came to Submarine with the concept of making a simulation game in which the player experiences the impending world’s energy problems. The goal was to attract a different audience than traditional documentary viewers.”

Tommy Pallotta

WHAT? WHY?

WHAT?

“Energy Risk” (2010) (VPRO Backlight)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3HVC7DOyC4

TV documentary

“Collapsus: The Energy Risk Conspiracy” (2010)http://www.collapsus.com/

Multimedia, interactive and game

• interactive docu-fiction hybrid• hybrid documentary game• cross-media project• semi-gamish narrative• transmedia• online experience

http://www.collapsus.com

Collapsus, 2010

http://alma.arte.tv/en/webdoc

Alma, a Tale of Violence, 2012

http://hesaidshesaiddoc.com

He Said/She Said, 2015

Televisionlinear

Webmultilinear

contentevolution

Branched stories Deleuzeane rhizome

Post-modern fragmentation Receptor connects the dots

“Infinite Jest” (1996)David Foster Wallace

“Fight Club” (1999) “Inception” (2010)

“Inception” (2010) de Christopher Nolan

WHY?

Motivation*

CompetenceAutonomy RelatednessChoice Skills Others

* Self-determination theory (Deci e Ryan, 1985)

“Choice among humans increases the likelihood of compliance. And choice isn't important, it's the appearance of choice that's important. Having real choice is not the issue, humans don't feel too strongly about that, but having the feeling that you have a choice makes a difference.”

Alan Kazdin

Autonomy & Choice

“Mass Effect” (2007)

Main problems

Overchoice Responsibility Anxiety

Overchoice

Responsibility

Anxiety

Web documentary media language

Nelson Zagalo, Universidade do Minhonzagalo@ics.uminho.pt

http://nelsonzagalo.googlepages.com

http://virtual-illusion.blogspot.com