Description
Book SynopsisTransmedia Narratives for Cultural Heritage focuses on theoretical approaches to the analysis and creative practice of developing non-fiction digital transmedia narratives in the rapidly growing cultural heritage sector.
This book applies a media-focused transdisciplinary approach to understand the conventions of emerging digital narrative genres. Considering digital media's impact on narrative creation and reception, the approach, namely remixed transmedia, can aid practitioners in creating strategic non-fiction narratives for cultural heritage. These creations also need to be evaluated and a digital-media focused ludonarrative toolkit' allows for the critical analysis of the composition and public participation in interactive digital narratives. This toolkit is applied and exemplified in genres including virtual museums, serious games, and interactive documentaries. The book also includes a seven-phase theoretical framework that can assist future creators (and proje
Table of Contents
Acronyms ; Introduction: Transmedia for Cultural Heritage; PART 1 – GETTING ON THE SAME PAGE; Chapter 1: Digital Narratives Across Disciplines; Chapter 2: Mapping and Analysing Interactive Digital Narrative Genres; PART 2 – THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR NON-FICTION DIGITAL NARRATIVES; Chapter 3: A Seven-Phase Theoretical Framework for Project Teams; Chapter 4: Remixing Narratives for Cultural Heritage – A Method of Transmedia Invention; PART 3 – CASE STUDIES OF REMIXING CULTURAL HERITAGE IN CREATIVE PRACTICE; Chapter 5: UNESCO World Heritage Australian Convict Sites; Chapter 6: The National Famine Way of Ireland; Conclusion: Final Reflections and the Future of Historical Transmedia Narratives; References; Appendices; Glossary
