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!

uricchio@mit.edu

http://docubase.mit.edu