Sequential art for science and CHI

  • Authors:

  • Duncan Rowland;Dan Porter;Mel Gibson;Kevin Walker;Joshua Underwood;Rose Luckin;Hilary Smith;Geraldine Fitzpatrick;Judith Good;Brendan Walker;Alan Chamberlain;Stefan Rennick Egglestone;Joe Marshall;Holger Schnädelbach;Steve Benford

  • Affiliations:

  • University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom;Giant Thumb, London, United Kingdom;Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom;Institute of Education, London, United Kingdom;Institute of Education, London, United Kingdom;Institute of Education, London, Uruguay;University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom;University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom;University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom;Aerial UK, London, United Kingdom;University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom;University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom;University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom;University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom;University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

  • Venue:
  • CHI '10 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

This paper illustrates our preliminary studies of new interactive tools that support the generation of sequential art for entertainment, learning and scientific discourse. In the first of two examples, primary school students document a practical science session through the creation of a photostory. In the second, participants in a study on the biological nature of thrill create a souvenir photostory by selecting images from a DVD. The paper is written in a comic-book format to further explore and highlight the communicative capabilities of the medium, one that can be visually attractive and facilitate rapid dissemination to a wide audience.