Telephonoscope: A Media Design Study of Technologies and Cultural Programs for Novel Microdigital Storytelling

• In Event: Mobile Apps and Narratives

Abstract

Since the 1990s, Digital Storytelling (DST) has become a popular kind of media expression through which the public narrate their stories. However, there has not been much development of information and communication technologies (ICT) and workshop programs on practical methods of DST. In this paper, first, we will explain “Critical Media Practice,” a practical and critical media theory framework supporting the public’s media expression. Then, the Telephonoscope, an audio-centered practical DST device we developed based on Critical Media Practice, will be introduced. We will also examine a case study of two workshops, make practical proposals for community-based DST, and present the theoretical implications of audio media in a digital modern society.

Authors

• Shin Mizukoshi, U of Tokyo

• Masako Miyata, Faculty of Creation and Representation, Aichi Shukutoku U

• Rikutaro Manabe, U of Tokyo

• Katsuaki Tanaka, Saitama Institute of Technology