Participatory designs in the collaborative i-doc: a model of analysis and an evaluation

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https://doi.org/10.26441/RC19.2-2020-A3

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interactive documentary, cultural participation, collective creation, communities, interactivity, empowerment

Abstract

The interactive documentary field has a collaborative dimension since its beginning. This research proposes a model for the analysis of the participation of online communities within interactive documentary, developed on the basis of the previous scientific literature on this topic. Then, analysed case studies have shown the diversity of forms regarding contribution from online communities. On the basis of the different trends observed, five participative designs with different intensities and purposes have been described. Finally, the model has been applied to each design for its evaluation, allowing us to conclude that a significant participation would have to combine several of these designs considering the articulation of participant communities around documentary as well as its contribution to documentary meaning.

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Author Biography

Juanjo Balaguer, Universidad de Granada

Graduado en Comunicación Audiovisual, Máster en Nuevos Medios Interactivos y Periodismo Multimedia y Doctorando en el programa de Ciencias Sociales en la Universidad de Granada.

 

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*  Este trabajo ha sido realizado en el marco del proyecto I+D (Ref. CSO2017-85965-P) “Transmedialización y Crowdsourcing en las narrativas de ficción y no ficción audiovisuales, periodísticas, dramáticas y literarias” (2018- 2020) del Plan Estatal de Investigación (FEDER/Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación - Agencia Estatal de Investiga- ción, España).

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11/09/2020

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Balaguer, J. (2020). Participatory designs in the collaborative i-doc: a model of analysis and an evaluation. Revista De Comunicación, 19(2), 47–60. https://doi.org/10.26441/RC19.2-2020-A3

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