The Zeega revolution: remake the Internet!

It has been difficult to keep track of the authoring tool that have emerged lately: seven new tools (Klynt,  Popcorn Maker, 3WDOC, Conductr, Storyplanet, Galahad and Zeega) in the last two years… enough for all of us to question  how are they different and how can we choose between them when starting a new i-doc. This is why, at last year’s i-Docs  conference, we decided …

i-Docs goes to #Mozfest

We’re at Mozfest this weekend and in the spirit of the event, will be providing live updates throughout the weekend through the i-Docs Storify, which worked so successfully during our symposium. If you’re not aware of the Mozilla Festival, in the words of Mark Surman (Mozilla’s Executive Director) it’s “about anyone and everyone interested in the possibilities the web has …

UnionDocs Collaborative Studio – Call for Applications

  The call for applications for this Autumn’s UnionDocs Collaborative Studio (CoLAB) is now open. This is a fantastic opportunity for twelve documentarians to develop their practice in the hugely creative environment of UnionDocs, Brooklyn. I’ve curated shows at UnionDocs and run a couple of workshops with the CoLAB, and can highly recommend it. The unique programme was developed by …

Algorithms ≠ Automation: guest post from Jesse Shapins

I write this from an eerily warm Cambridge, saddened by the fact that I cannot travel to Bristol for i-Docs. The group coming together is incredible, and while not physically present, I look forward to following the conversation virtually. As a provocation, Mandy invited me to write a blog post on Zeega — an open-source, HTML5 platform for creating interactive …

Popcorn.js and i-docs: the start of a great relationship?

A glance at popcorn.js and its possibilities for i-docs making, one week before the release of its 1.0 version at the Mozilla Festival in London. The last article posted by Arnau Gifreu on the evolution and the future of the Internet invited me to start my collaboration with i-Docs introducing the first proposals that are coming from different studios to …

Multimedia content editors

The production of multimedia specials has a lot in common with the artisanal process. Apart from the narrative work, one has to put the pieces together, which involves web programming. The lack of editors and content managers which can adapt to the needs of each project has obliged people to use a made-to-measure programming method for each job. The necessity demands it, and the …