william uricchio (mit) @ mpjc2015
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immersion, data ...
and 3 storytelling trends
william uricchio
mit & utrecht
Edgar Allan Poe (‘Annie’ Daguerrotype, 1849)
If we examine a work of ordinary art, by
means of a powerful microscope, all traces
of resemblance to nature will disappear—but
the closest scrutiny of the photogenic
drawing discloses only a more absolute truth,
a more perfect identity of aspect with the
thing represented. The variations of shade,
and the gradations of both linear and aerial
perspective are those of truth itself in the
supremeness of its perfection.
Edgar Allan Poe, “The Daguerreotype,” 15 January 1840
calotypes
daguerreotype
collodion process
ambrotype
X-rays
ferrotype
albumen prints
siderotype
aurotype chrysotype
chromophotography
platinotype
woodburytype
heliography
Dufaycolor kallitype
Gasparcolor
Polaroid
autochrome Lumiere
1 immersion
Photo-panoramic view of Constantinople, 1876
Cineorama, Raoul Grimoin-Sanson (1900)
Microsoft Hololens
Condition One
Fox Talbot, Photogram (ca 1838)
Photosynth point cloud
intermezzo:(big) data today
memory continues to expand:
Moore’s Law states that the
number of transistors that can be
placed on an integrated circuit
doubles approximately every two
years. Starting in 1958, it
remains valid today.
transmission speeds are
steadily increasing:
The current speed record for data
transmission – 5.4 terabytes (or
5,375GB) per second (DTU) - is
equivalent to transmitting a 1TB
hard drive in a fifth of a second.
2 data-based stories
3 things telling stories
ubiquitous data sensors: the ‘internet of things’
Trash Track (MIT Sensible Cities, 2014)
finale:new references, new possibilities…
new story forms
Interactive fiction games
data-based stories
participatory & interactive docs
photo/graphic essays
collaborative & crowd-sourced creativity
Installation & location storytelling
visual storytelling
thanks!
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