web documentary media language
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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
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 [email protected]
http://nelsonzagalo.googlepages.com
http://virtual-illusion.blogspot.com