INVENTIO - Theory & Practice of Designing Digital Genres for Learning & Leisure

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Keywords

multimodal, genre, GPS, locative media, narrative, poetics, collaborative design

Overview

Exploring digital genres by production driven inquiry in a mix of locative and broadband media and technologies.

Aims

- to study genre development in technology enhanced environments (Location and broadband mobile media) from a humanistic perspective
- to build a fuller theoretical understanding of mobile, locative media and articulations
- to develop prototypes, case based experiments and empirical material linking genre, technology and mediation.

Methods

We apply synthetic-analytic and production-based research approaches to design, use and analysis of locative and '3G' media. Our productions are supported by InterMediaLab and a commercial partnership.

Partners

InterMedia: Andrew Morrison
Department of Media & Communicaton, UiO: Gunnar Liestøl (project leader), Anders Løvlie (doctoral researcher), Kjartan Mueller (doctoral researcher).

Period of Duration

2006-2009. 

Outcomes

Research papers and book chapters will refer to prototypes and to fully functioning works where possible. 

Related projects

InterMedia: NARRAHAND; Department of Media & Communication: 2 doctoral projects, Liestøl's project.

Funding

Research Council of Norway (VERDIKT programme)