Abstract
The implications of digital visual media for human–nature relationships
Highlights
Amid biodiversity and climate crises, the way we encounter and communicate about the natural world is changing
The special feature explores various aspects of this, including examining how content might influence knowledge, attitudes and behaviour, both theoretically (Fisher et al, 2021; McCormack et al, 2021) and empirically (Blythe et al, 2021; Crowley et al, 2021; Dunn et al, 2021) or identifying how effects on humans translate to conservation outcomes (Boissat et al, 2021)
It illustrates how collaborations between producers and researchers can harness increasingly rich data available to producers to better understand what features of visual media shape their uptake and impact (Freund et al, 2021; Thomas et al, 2021)
Summary
Amid biodiversity and climate crises, the way we encounter and communicate about the natural world is changing. Even as environmental and conservation scientists have— perhaps belatedly—begun investigating how ‘traditional’ forms of digital visual media (e.g. movies, television) affect the thoughts and actions of their audiences (Fernández-Bellon & Kane, 2020; Fukano et al, 2020; Silk et al, 2018; Veríssimo et al, 2020), emerging technologies such as augmented (Dunn et al, 2021) and virtual reality (Blythe et al, 2021) are enabling both the projection of digital phenomena into actual landscapes and the immersion of users in virtual ones This ‘Nature on Screen’ special feature draws attention to new research and perspectives around two key questions. TA B L E 1 Typology of digital visual media formats, with examples of content types and research investigating digital visual media and human–nature relationships
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