Popathon Warwick
27-28 February 2015
Philo van Kemenade @phivk
Gilles Pradeau @LearningToCount
#popathon popathon.org
This Weekend
Friday |
Saturday |
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Morning |
Hacking | |
Afternoon |
*Lunch*
Hacking + Final sprint |
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Evening |
Intro
Brainstorm in teams *Pizza* Stand up presentations |
Prototype presentations
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Enabling an experience
using the capability of the web
as a mechanism for narration
from the start of the authoring process
Web-native Storytelling
6 countries
12 events
236 participants
37 prototypes
Eva Domínguez, Gerado García, Juan Gomis, Andreu Meixide, Berto Yáñez
Storytelling meets Science on the Web
Explorable Explanations
How can we encourage better understanding by letting the user explore a scientific or journalistic explanation?
No one ever cried at an academic paper
How can we make a scientific story 'stick' by triggering your audience' emotions?
Explorable Explanations
An active reader asks questions, considers alternatives, questions assumptions, and even questions the trustworthiness of the author. An active reader tries to generalize specific examples, and devise specific examples for generalities. An active reader doesn't passively sponge up information, but uses the author's argument as a springboard for critical thought and deep understanding.
No one ever cried at an academic paper
When you present a work on the web you are dealing with a greatly shortened attention span – you have minutes at best, before your viewer clicks away to something else – so standard linear narratives aren’t ideal. This is where a little interaction works, just enough to give the user a bit of an investment. Take interaction too far, overuse it, and the experience becomes too open, too user defined, and the authorial voice is lost.
A few tips on collaboration
Prototype a story that can only be told on the web
Make use of your team's skills
connect to a theme
Saturday 6pm:
5 min live walk-through
Code on github
Objectives
https://slides.com/phivk/popathon-warwick/
https://hackpad.com/Popathon-Warwick-v1vccvw8oNG
http://warwickpop.hackdash.org/
Resources
Introducing...
