The case of Guernika, pintur de Guerra, the first Catalan interactive documentary project

Abstract

ABSTRACTThis case study sheds light on the interactive documentary genre, which is a result of a double fusion between the audio-visual (documentary genre) and interaction (interactive digital media), and between information (content) and entertainment (interactive interfaces). Interactive documentaries combine the modes for representing reality proposed by Bill Nichols with new methods of navigation and interaction. Through this case study, definition is proposed of what is meant by modes of representation, navigation and interaction, along with an enumeration and classification of navigation and interaction types. All theoretical research about the classifications of the audio-visual documentary and forms of interaction and navigation of the interactive documentary apply to the project Guernika, pintura de guerra. This is considered to be the first Catalan documentary of this format and nature.