Comments on: Social Narratives: Avatars and Media Engagement http://epkfilms.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/social-narratives-avatars-and-media-engagement/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:11:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: alx bal http://epkfilms.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/social-narratives-avatars-and-media-engagement/#comment-25 alx bal Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:11:35 +0000 http://epkfilms.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-25 Well said. You may want to look at work on how simulation and lived experiences change the notion of culture and by consequence documentary practices. I came across the notion of living libraries, a world base phenomenon where people rent people instead of book. The premise is that dialog and authentic personal narratives are a much more powerful form of engagement then inpersonnal expertise. Look up http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAO-lZ4_hU How does that change documentary practices? Alex Well said. You may want to look at work on how simulation and lived experiences change the notion of culture and by consequence documentary practices. I came across the notion of living libraries, a world base phenomenon where people rent people instead of book. The premise is that dialog and authentic personal narratives are a much more powerful form of engagement then inpersonnal expertise.

Look up http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAO-lZ4_hU
How does that change documentary practices?
Alex

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