From Transmedia to Immersive Worlds: An Interview with Dr. Carlos A. Scolari on the Evolution of Media and the Future of Storytelling

From Transmedia to Immersive Worlds:  An Interview with Dr. Carlos A. Scolari on the Evolution of Media and the Future of Storytelling

Renata Frade interviews Carlos A. Scolari, an eminent media theorist focused on digital interfaces, media ecology /evolution and interactive communication. Read to understand how "transmedia" might be going the way of "multimedia," how contemporary media is evolving, and to learn more about major research projects on teenage media engagement and platform labor in Spain.

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Immersive Ways of Live Storytelling Through Challenging Transmedia Universes: Rodrigo Terra Interviewed by Renata Frade and Bruno Valente Pimentel

Immersive Ways of Live Storytelling Through Challenging Transmedia Universes: Rodrigo Terra Interviewed by Renata Frade and Bruno Valente Pimentel

Scholar Renata Frade interviews transmedia and AR/VR creator, scholar, and entrepreneur Rodrigo Terra and mobile apps developer and VFX editor Bruno Valente Pimetel. They share insights on the history and future of transmedia and AR/VR work in Brazil as well as internationally, with examples like VR immersive narrative The Line and game universe Pixel Ripped.

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Catherine D´Ignazio and Lauren Klein Interviewed by Renata Frade: The Future of Tech Feminism in the Present with Artificial Intelligence and Storytelling

Catherine D´Ignazio and Lauren Klein Interviewed by Renata Frade: The Future of Tech Feminism in the Present with Artificial Intelligence and Storytelling

Renata Frade interviews the authors of Data Feminism, Catherine D´Ignazio and Lauren Klein, to see what impact the book has had in academia and society both. Feminist approaches to data and technology are more necessary than ever in a society where artificial intelligence threatens another round of making the same mistakes.

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