Use of virtual reality and 360° video as narrative resources in the documentary genre

Towards a new immersive social documentary

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ID12928261
AuthorsMa Isabel Rodríguez Fidalgo (0000-0001-5167-0272, Universidad de Salamanca, corresponding author), Adriana Paíno Ambrosio (0000-0003-3817-6071, Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes)
Year2020
Volume12
Issue2
Pages239-253
Publication date2020-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCatalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1757-1898 • E-ISSN: 1757-1901
PublisherIntellect (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1386/cjcs_00030_1
OpenAlexW3110249808
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited9

Virtual reality and 360° video are some of the latest technological developments within the media and communications industry. These technologies, which are designed to facilitate viewer immersion, are currently being used to create fictional and non-fictional content, thus giving rise to a new audio-visual narrative. On the basis of these premises, this research article analyses how immersive narratives are applied to the social documentary genre in its social dimension. To this end, qualitative content analysis was performed on a sample of 49 immersive documentaries published on the WITHIN platform. This analysis, which was completed with quantitative data, allowed us to confirm that these technologies have enabled the development of immersive narratives, which has given birth to a new type of documentary – the ‘immersive social documentary’

Art · Dimension (graph theory · Human–computer interaction · Immersion (mathematics · Literature · Multimedia · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Social media · Social reality · Social science · Sociology · Virtual reality · Visual arts · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Media Influence and Health · Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

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