CABANE
Historical tradition meets digital storytelling
✳︎ Master’s thesis project
✳︎ Published for (IN)TANGIBLE HERITAGE(S) by AMPS in Canterbury, 2022
︎STILL UNDER PROTOTYPING ︎
This project aims to investigate the potential of interactive long-form digital storytelling as a tool for the communication and promotion of intangible heritage, with specific reference to the situation of the so-called "Inner Areas", i.e. those rural or suburban realities that often have difficulties in promoting their cultural, social and artisanal heritage.
The chosen context is the territory of the “Quattro Province” ("Four Provinces") and the cultural heritage related to its musical tradition. The narrative process is highlighted in terms of identification of the salient features and events of the territory; documentation and iconographic research; selection, drafting and processing of materials; identification of communication formats.
☞ PHASE 1: IN-PLACE RESEARCH, interviews with local stakeholders, PHOTOGRAPHIC investigation
☞ PHASE 2: DIGITAL STORYTELLING PLATFORM PROTOTYPE ☞ DIGITAL STORYTELLING PLATFORM PROTOTYPE ☞
HOMEPAGE
Just like dusting off the cover of an old book found in the attic, the user performs a digital brushing action through the movement of the cursor; the sense of curiosity grows as the visual interaction ends, encouraging the user to continue to the first chapter.
Just like dusting off the cover of an old book found in the attic, the user performs a digital brushing action through the movement of the cursor; the sense of curiosity grows as the visual interaction ends, encouraging the user to continue to the first chapter.
CHAPTER 1 - TERRITORY
An immersive and illustrated rendering of the territorial environment; an augmented section which completes the description of geographical features and local stakeholder reflections with the reader's scrolling disposition.
An immersive and illustrated rendering of the territorial environment; an augmented section which completes the description of geographical features and local stakeholder reflections with the reader's scrolling disposition.
CHAPTER 2 - HISTORY
An anachronistic narration that brings together testimonies, dialect quotations, ancient maps and paintings designed to reveal how deeply rooted folk traditions are in the cultural essence of the area.
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An anachronistic narration that brings together testimonies, dialect quotations, ancient maps and paintings designed to reveal how deeply rooted folk traditions are in the cultural essence of the area.
CHAPTER 3 - LOCAL INSTRUMENTS
An explorative manual focused on traditional tools and local heritage: organised in technical sheets displaying traditional craftsmanship's features with a visual experimental approach.
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An explorative manual focused on traditional tools and local heritage: organised in technical sheets displaying traditional craftsmanship's features with a visual experimental approach.
CHAPTER 4 - TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS
A virtual timeline focused on framing traditional and modern musicians, the true keepers of local know-how who represent the connection that perseveres today between the various valleys of the Four Provinces.
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A virtual timeline focused on framing traditional and modern musicians, the true keepers of local know-how who represent the connection that perseveres today between the various valleys of the Four Provinces.
