Digital Fiction Factory

Our first guest speaker was in the form of Ian Wareing from the 'Digital Fiction Factory' who came to speak to us about the organisation and also set the first question for the class. During the talk we were introduced to the Digital Fiction Factory as a "completely new kind of development and production centre.” Ian explained how the partnership between the BBC, Channel 4, Creative England and Conker Media would not be possible without audience participation and so we understood how baring the audience in mind when creating content plays a vital role in the success of the company.

During this time we also watched some of the projects made by the Digital Fiction Factory such as 'The Well' and'The Beauty Inside', before being presented with the question:

"The Internet, social media and other open systems have allowed for user generated content (UGC), crowd-sourcing and other forms of audience participation to prevail in digital media. But how do we translate these features into storytelling experiences, without treading on the toes of the author?"