Convergent Media (Initial Ideas)

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Our idea is to build an immersive, interactive new media platform that will incorporate a wide array of Media Technologies and resources, namely: moving image production, television, social media and video game design.

The aim of the project is to give the participant/audience a more exciting and refreshingly new way of experiencing seemingly regular everyday tasks like watching television. By incorporating a number of New Media technologies our idea will conform to the concepts of Henry Jenkin & Lev Manovich. 

Ideas for Convergent Media

1.      A simulation, a different way of experiencing moving image pieces, and done in such a way that it enables audience to determine how they want it to go.

-POV shots

-Make the actors talk to the person experiencing the film/scenario

-Different Genres such as action, comedy, documentary etc.

For example: Like video games- You pick a scenario and within that scenario you have the power to manipulate things such as time and space. Where you want to go? And what time?

2.      An interactive sofa/living room:

-In an installation dressed as a typical living room, with a TV and an interactive sofa, one that responds to whatever is being displayed on the screen.

-Mockumentary. Documenting everyday scenarios and exaggerating them, making them funny, and give the audience the ability to choose.

What to incorporate in the project?

Make the audience or the participant sign up on a website for the film experience thing. Then have someone escort them to the location.

Have a snapchat thing? So for example I could go into the installation room and snapchat the participants. Have them add this special snapchat account.