MODE Summer School: 16-20th June 2014
Following the success of last year’s event, MODE will be running a 5-day Summer School again from 16-20th June 2014. In this intensive 5-day course we introduce multimodal methods for […]
Category Archives: Technology and embodiment
How can multimodal methodologies help investigate the body in digital environments?
Whole Body Interaction at the V&A
Authors: Mona Sakr, Sara Price & Carey Jewitt As part of the embodiment research strand at MODE, we’ve recently started a case study looking at children’s whole body interaction with […]
The Semiotic Work of Hands in Scientific Enquiry
This paper takes a multimodal approach to analysing embodied interaction and discourses of scientific investigation using an interactive tangible tabletop. It argues that embodied forms of interaction are central to […]
Spaces and embodiment in virtual worlds and games – 9th July 2014
Games and virtual worlds, like the ‘real’ world, exist in space and time, but exhibit distinct features all their own. At the same time, such spaces are inhabited by virtual […]
Multimodality, games and digital video in libraries and museums – 4th February 2014
Libraries, galleries and museums are rapidly incorporating digital media into their forms of display, interpretation and visitor engagement. These range from relatively conventional digital audio commentaries to uses of games […]
Video guide: The concept of embodiment in multimodal methodologies
Watch the MODE team introduce theoretical and conceptual perspectives of embodiment
Embodiment Project Video – Examining students’ experiences of body and place when using mobile technologies.
We have created a video presentation of the project fieldwork which took place on Clapham Common. The students used a mobile environment on iPads to explore on-site the history of […]
NEW: Embodiment Glossary
Embodiment is a multi-disciplinary concept that highlights the role of the body in interaction. Embodied approaches to interaction can help us to understand how we engage with and experience new […]
Public Lecture, Theo van Leeuwen: ‘Multimodality and culture – the case of construction toys’ – 14th Nov 2013
Abstract: In this lecture I will look at the history of construction toys as a semiotic resource, demonstrating how their constraints and affordances have changed as they moved from the […]
MIDAS Project Website is live!
MIDAS: Methodological Innovation in Digital Arts and Social Science We are pleased to announce the launch of our new project website: http://midas.ioe.ac.uk This project looks into methodological innovation in […]
