Towards a digital biography Lisa Gee
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Towards
a
digital biography
Lisa Gee
me
booksjournalism
videoradio
digital strategyonline content
pr
@LIS4G33
Traditional biography
Narrative non-fiction = linear
What if the subject didn’t lead
a particularly linear life?
&
Dead subject = reduced narrative tension
What is digital biography?
What about…
A digital biography that mimics the process of getting to know someone in
real life?
William Hayley 1745 - 1820
Why William Hayley?
Practical
out of copyright
limited interest in him ∴ limited data
already have database
Artistic/literary
great untold story
biographer/interest in new tech
history
Challenges?
content
development
reader journey & involvement
characters
boundaries
(non)-fiction
content
development
reader journey
start
triggers
choices
map
timeline
finish
reader involvement
Who?
Market research
How much interactivity will people want?
How much choice can we give them?
characters
How can we bring them to life?
writing
interactivity?
speech?
AI?
Varying emotional response?
boundaries
what’s realistic?
what’s desirable?
will it work?
what constitutes success?
(non)-fiction
is it still biography?
Thank you.
Please pledge at
http://unbound.co.uk/hayleyworld
@WHayleyPOET
@LIS4G33
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