Agency and Media Reception

Eichner, Susanne

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-04673-6

“…Each of the crosses remediates a tomb, and scrolling down the page becomes the act of walking across the aisles. The movement evokes agency through mastering of space (Eichner, 2014). This type of representation focuses on eliciting emotions from the users to appeal to their sensitive side.…”

Section: Results and Considerationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital Graveyards: A study about data visualization portraying death during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ugaya Mazza,

Fadel

2023

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Data visualizations have been widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic, serving as a source of information about the disease or helping researchers establish patterns and make predictions. However, data visualizations carry many hidden messages, and it is up to the designer to use visual elements wisely in order to foster a healthy interaction. When it comes to death, information becomes delicate, and it is important to consider the connections between form and meaning, as these can influence audience behavior. Seeking to better understand how data visualizations have dealt with such a topic, this article analyzes two data visualizations on the number of deaths by COVID-19 through the analytical lens of remediation. The Close Reading method was applied to map the elements of both visualizations and analyze how these can promote death awareness.

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“…Interactivity, in essence, is a property that allows interactors to make changes to the audiovisual appearances of the program. However, it does not necessarily result in the experience of agency, which describes the feeling that one is able to create meaningful changes to the media texts (Murray, 1997;Stern, 2008;Eichner, 2014). One is to describe an objective property of the digital artifact and the other a component of subjective experiences.…”

Section: Agency In Idnmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, he argues that agency is not exclusive to interactive narratives. Moviegoers derive this sensation from purchasing DVDs, rewatching films, and creating commentary 13 texts as fans (Bordwell, 2006;Eichner, 2014). Eichner's study of agency in relation to interactor/viewer engagement and enjoyment provides a solid foundation for examining agency in the contexts of various media forms.…”

Section: Agency In Idnmentioning

confidence: 99%

Experimenting With Branching Narratives in Video Form on Streaming Platforms

Zhang

2024

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<p>With a focus on branching narratives in video form on streaming platforms, or more colloquially, interactive films and series, this research aims to understand how certain formal and creative decisions impact aspects of interactor experiences after the high-profile release of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. By collecting user tweets and developing a descriptive framework for the subjects' formal traits, it attempts to reveal the connections between them. The 4 selected titles respectively employ a unique set of creative choices and receive varying user response. They not only support how certain creators' choices negotiate the experience, but also reveal the wide variety of contexts in which video-based branching narratives are produced and consumed. From there, the research paints a big picture of the development of live-action interactive titles released between 2019 and 2021. </p>

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“…Interactivity, in essence, is a property that allows interactors to make changes to the audiovisual appearances of the program. However, it does not necessarily result in the experience of agency, which describes the feeling that one is able to create meaningful changes to the media texts (Murray, 1997;Stern, 2008;Eichner, 2014). One is to describe an objective property of the digital artifact and the other a component of subjective experiences.…”

Section: Agency In Idnmentioning

confidence: 99%

Experimenting With Branching Narratives in Video Form on Streaming Platforms

Zhang

2024

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<p>With a focus on branching narratives in video form on streaming platforms, or more colloquially, interactive films and series, this research aims to understand how certain formal and creative decisions impact aspects of interactor experiences after the high-profile release of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. By collecting user tweets and developing a descriptive framework for the subjects' formal traits, it attempts to reveal the connections between them. The 4 selected titles respectively employ a unique set of creative choices and receive varying user response. They not only support how certain creators' choices negotiate the experience, but also reveal the wide variety of contexts in which video-based branching narratives are produced and consumed. From there, the research paints a big picture of the development of live-action interactive titles released between 2019 and 2021. </p>

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Agency and Media Reception

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Digital Graveyards: A study about data visualization portraying death during the COVID-19 pandemic

Digital Graveyards: A study about data visualization portraying death during the COVID-19 pandemic

Experimenting With Branching Narratives in Video Form on Streaming Platforms

Experimenting With Branching Narratives in Video Form on Streaming Platforms

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