Multimedia Laboratory I
 


LEARNING OUTCOMES
 

The curricular unit of Multimedia Laboratory I intends to develop skills in the field of narratives in digital and multiplatform environments, namely interactive, digital storytelling and transmedia.

STUDY PROGRAMME
 

I - New technologies and creative opportunities
  • A new social environment;
  • Interactive Storytelling: A brief historical look;
  • Convergence and the growth of digital entertainment;
  • The place of the mobile devices.
    • II - Interactive Narratives and Digital Storytelling
  • Interactivity and its effects;
  • New and old tools;
  • Characters, dialogue and emotions;
  • Integrating elements;
  • Interactive media structure;
  • Media and models (videogames, internet, interactive television and cinema, cross-media and immersive environments);
  • Process of creating interactive multimedia contents.
    • III - Transmedia Narratives
  • Convergence and transmedia producers;
  • The project transmedia;
  • From fiction to documentary;
  • New frontiers and challenges.

    • BIBLIOGRAPHY
     

    Miller, C.H. (2014) Digital Storytelling: A Creators Guide to Interactive Storytelling, Burlington, MA: Focal Press.
    Scolari, C. A. (2013) Narrativas Transmedia: Cuando todos los medios cuentan, Barcelona: Centro Libros.
    Ribeiro, N. M (2012). Multimédia e Tecnologias Interactivas. Lisboa: FCA.