TBD2021: Transmedia: Beyond Definitions Remote April 19, 2021 |
| Conference website | http://www.open.ac.uk/arts/research/digital-humanities/events/tbd2021-transmedia-beyond-definitions-workshop |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tbd2021 |
| Abstract registration deadline | February 19, 2021 |
| Submission deadline | February 26, 2021 |
| Acceptance decision | March 10, 2021 |
Transmedia beyond definitions because it is hard to grasp and, in the real application, the result of complex interactions beyond a platform, functionality or control of a single actor. This workshop aims to connect content creators, scholars and technologists which all have a different take on transmedia to unwrap together the complexity of these systems. Specifically, the workshop aims to collect contributions about the analysis of different aspects of authorial work and reader experience of transmedia, and of the technological infrastructure enabling the full life-cycle of transmedia. Furthermore, we wish to jointly define a common research agenda of key issues, methodologies and vision of what is transmedia today as emerging from the dynamic evolution of digital technologies and thus establishing a cross-disciplinary community.
In this view, this first edition of the Transmedia: Beyond Definitions workshop welcomes analysis papers about existing transmedia systems and foundational papers about issues, approaches and ideas about transmedia. As a starting point, we suggest the adoption of the transmedia definition given by Henry Jenkins in “Transmedia Storytelling 101” (http://henryjenkins.org/blog/2007/03/transmedia_storytelling_101.html) and in “Transmedia 202: Further Reflections” (http://henryjenkins.org/blog/2011/08/defining_transmedia_further_re.html), and an example of analysis of a complex transmedia system, “Circuits, Cycles, Configurations: an Interaction Model of Web Comics” recently presented at ICIDS 2020 (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-62516-0_26).
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
- Analysis papers analysing an existing transmedia ecosystem addressing at least one of the following points (max 12 pages references excluded)
- content creation
- content experience
- distribution mechanisms
- feedback mechanisms
- Foundational papers describing a novel idea, approach or issue concerning the study, design, creation, adoption or experience with multimodal or cross-platform transmedia (max 6 pages references excluded)
- Flash talk intended to identify major issues and challenges for discussion (300 words abstract). Left-field and thought-starting papers are very welcome.
Format for submission CEUR 1-column template (word template at this link http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip).
Online submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tbd2021
Agenda
- [10:00 - 10:45] Introductions and Keynote
- [10:45 - 11:00] Break
- [11:00 - 12:30] Paper presentations
- [12:30 - 13:30] Lunch break
- [13:30 - 14:00] Flash talks
- [14:00 - 15:00] Group discussions
- [15:00 - 15:15] Break
- [15:15 - 16:00] Plenary discussion
List of Topics
- Web technologies for authoring and reading, such as web comics and light novel platforms
- Emerging technologies for transmedia contents and experience of transmedia
- Transmedia ecosystems, analysis of multi-platform transmedia
- Practices of transmedia creation
- New transmedia systems
- Interaction design of transmedia
- Archiving of transmedia
- Edge cases of transmedia
Committees
Program Committee
- Alessio Antonini, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University
- Francesca Benatti, English and History, The Open University
- Sam Brooker, Digital Communication, Richmond University
- Alessandro Adamou, Insight Centre, University of Ireland Galway
- Corinna Norrick-Ruehl, English Department, University of Münster
- Gustavo Gomez-Mejia, Prim, University of Tours
Contributors will be invited to join the programme committee and to peer-review contributions.
Organizing committee
- Alessio Antonini (alessio.antonini@open.ac.uk)
- Francesca Benatti (francesca.benatti@open.ac.uk)
- Sam Brooker (sam.brooker@richmond.ac.uk)
Publication
TBP2021 proceedings will be published in CEUR-WS.org
Venue
The conference will be held remotely on Teams
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Alessio Antonini (alessio.antonini@open.ac.uk), Francesca Benatti (francesca.benatti@open.ac.uk) and/or Sam Brooker (sam.brooker@richmond.ac.uk)