Visual storytelling and immersive media day
The Visual storytelling and immersive media day took place on the 14th of January, 2022. It was an event that showcased the final projects from the PhD Storytelling Course that lasted over a period of six months. The projects presented were Seasons of climate change, Effects of the Rings- A story of choice, and About time- Let’s become agents of change. Other than taking part in our project, Effects of the Rings, and its presentation, it was my pleasure to be part of the panel discussion about the role of storytelling in science. It was also great to hear keynote speakers Cornelia Auer talk about the important issue of climate change and how the relevant data could be made more accessible and more impactful, as well as Martin Krzywinski speak about the principles of effective data visualisation in science. The event was held online as a result of yet another wave of the COVID-19 pandemic but was just as enjoyable. Not only did it allow us to share information and newly created projects, but also allowed us to re-unite after several months after the end of parts 1 and 2 of the course.
We are currently working on a paper related to the Effects of the Rings.
One of the images used in presentation of our concept project: Effects of the Rings.
The program:
10:15 Welcome (Ingrid)
10:20 Providing scientific information about a house that is on fire. Keynote by Cornelia Auer from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
11:15 Seasons of climate change. PhD student project presentation (20 min), Q&A (10 min)
11:45 Effects of the rings – A story of choice. PhD student project presentation (20 min), Q&A (10 min)
13:30 About time – Let’s become agents of change. PhD student project presentation (20 min), Q&A (10 min)
14:00 How to tell a story to the eye – Design of data graphics. Keynote by Martin Krzywinski, staff scientist at the Genome Sciences Center in Vancouver.
14:50-15:30 Concluding panel discussion (Cornelia Auer, Martin Krzywinski, PhD students, Jonas moderator)
To learn more about the PhD course leading up to this event, please click here:
Visualization Centre C in Norrköping where the event was to be held originally.