Into the rainy woods

  • Julia Isabelle Kausch (Student)

Student thesis: Master's Thesis

Abstract

Into the Rainy Woods aims to use concepts of storytelling in an outline for a immersive, augmented walk through the rain forest to break with current narratives surrounding the topic of climate change and to create an emotional proximity with and empathy for the destruction of the rain forest. Based on Campbell’s (1949) Hero’s Journey, I have conceptualized A Journey of the Virtual Hero, one that is based on an immersive experience, with a possibility to get lost in the woods, posing open ended questions. The project is based on the argument that creating proximity with issues surrounding the Amazon rain forest using both storytelling and discourse, allows for agency through the performative act of clicking and/or walking through a virtual space, both of which facilitate empathy. The website is available under: www.intotherainywoods.com
Date of Award28 Jun 2023
Original languageEnglish
Awarding Institution
  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa
SupervisorJessica Roberts (Supervisor)

Keywords

  • Rainforest
  • Storytelling
  • Discourse
  • Empathy studies
  • Contact hypothesis
  • Immersion
  • Augmented reality

Designation

  • Mestrado em Ciências da Comunicação

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