Lately here at DCS we have been thinking about the future of media and tech—how it relates to tears in the social fabric and offers fresh possibilities for knitting things back together. Read on to see what we’ve been up to.
Lately here at DCS we have been thinking about the future of media and tech—how it relates to tears in the social fabric and offers fresh possibilities for knitting things back together. Read on to see what we’ve been up to.
Jessica Clark and Kamal Sinclair talk about their research on the power of narratives in the Making a New Reality toolkit at frank 2022.
A glimpse at the latest articles from Immerse, a Medium publication that we co-produce with MIT’s Open Doc Lab, from their most recent newsletter.
Co-produced by Dot Connector Studio with MIT’s Open Doc Lab, Immerse’s latest issue tackles the many aspects of the Metaverse. Here’s a glimpse at their most recent stories:
This fall the Guild of Future Architects (GoFA) launched its Pilot New/s Incubator, “designed to support diverse, member-led teams to articulate a shared vision for how their journalism projects will engage stakeholders—including audiences, participants, and funders.”
The Making a New Reality Toolkit provides a host of carefully curated resources for making emerging media such as VR, AR, and social media more diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI). Co-authored by Kamal Sinclair and Dot Connector’s Jessica Clark, the toolkit divides the work into…
We are excited to announce a new strategic partnership with the San Francisco Bay Area-based impact and innovation consulting firm Multiply Bureau, led by Hannah Eaves. Hannah has worked with our director, Jessica Clark to develop rigorous methods of media impact assessment on and off…
Summer is in full swing at DCS headquarters in Philadelphia—complete with heat waves, water main breaks, and lots of travel to less humid places. But this hasn’t stopped us from presenting at conferences and producing reports, articles, and more. Nancy Watzman, director of strategic initiatives,…
The Making a New Reality project, which Dot Connector is producing in collaboration with Kamal Sinclair, published a seventh issue that addresses designing for justice in emerging media. In the feature piece, Sinclair presents a number of design principles established by leaders in the discipline hailing from…
Issue #16 of Immerse—the monthly digital publication focused on emerging nonfiction storytelling edited by DCS director Jessica Clark is now live. It features an article by Dan Archer, who delves into his research at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School on VR…