The Forking Paths revisited: experimenting on interactive film

Mendes Da Silva, Bruno; Reia-Baptista, Vítor; Tavares, Mirian; António, Rui

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Mendes Da Silva, Bruno

Reia-Baptista, Vítor

Tavares, Mirian

António, Rui

Abstract(s)

Based on the triad film-interactivity-experimentation, the applied research project The Forking Paths, developed at the Centre for Research in Arts and Communication (CIAC), endeavours to find alternative narrative forms in the field of Cinema and, more specifically, in the subfield of Interactive Cinema. The films in the project The Forking Paths invest in the interconnectivity between the film narrative and the viewer, who is given the possibility to be more active and engaged. At same time, the films undertake a research on the development of audio-visual language. The project is available at an online platform, which aims to foster the creation and web hosting of other Interactive Cinema projects in its different variables. This article focusses on the three films completed up to the moment: Haze, The Book of the Dead, and Waltz.