Immerse

TYPE: Other
GENRE: Documentary
STATUS: Production

LOGLINE

Immerse is an online magazine designed to spark creative discussion of emerging nonfiction storytelling and dedicated to creating a more inculsive media landscape.

SYNOPSIS

Launched in late 2016, Immerse is a publication invested in critical dialogue around new forms of interactive and immersive nonfiction media. Immerse writers examine the art and craft of emerging media, covering impact, engagement, ethics, aesthetics and other issues related to audiences and social change. It's a co-production of MIT Open Doc Lab and the Fledgling Fund and is supported by the Ford Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation.

ARTISTIC STATEMENT

How are we telling stories about the world today—and why? User participation, mobile, social, and gaming have already unsettled the waters of documentary and journalism. With the advent of a new wave of extended reality, this is a critical moment. We need a widespread public conversation around emerging media forms from across the globe because these new modes of storytelling are poised to shape the ways that billions of people learn, communicate, and understand themselves and the world.

With a curious and critical eye, we publish regular features and special, focused issues on an array of topics, including artificial intelligence, equity in tech, networked activism, and more. We are concerned with serious questions about the ethics, impact, and implications of emerging forms, but also want to celebrate the explosion of creativity and wild experimentation that’s happening at the moment. In the process, we take a broad look at what we mean when we say “nonfiction.” Where does “media” end and “reality” begin? We are committed to exploring projects that push at the boundaries of this question and tackle issues of social justice. 

We rely on friends like you to sustain ourselves and grow, and hope you’ll join us by making a gift today.

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