DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN AFRICA

Authors

  • Gary Marsden
  • llda Ladeira llda Ladeira
  • Thomas Reitmaier
  • Nicola J. Bidwell
  • Edwin Blake

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47839/ijc.9.3.719

Keywords:

HCI, Storytelling, ICT4D, Africa, Museum.

Abstract

In this paper we examine how digital technology can be used to inspire, record and present oral stories in an African context. In particular we explore how to create technologies that are sympathetic to the cultures of the storytellers, both in the capture of stories and their retelling. Specifically, we look at: inspiring stories in District Six in Cape Town; capturing digital stories from users with low literacy levels and using virtual reality to retell indigenous and personal experience narratives.

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Published

2010-12-20

How to Cite

Marsden, G., llda Ladeira, llda L., Reitmaier, T., Bidwell, N. J., & Blake, E. (2010). DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN AFRICA. International Journal of Computing, 9(3), 257-265. https://doi.org/10.47839/ijc.9.3.719

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2010, Volume 9, Issue 3

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