What we have done.
Since the mid-critt session last friday we slightly changed our idea, to have a bigger focus on storytelling in our idea. We also considered the feedback we got from the panel, and how we can change our idea and presentation technique.
What we will do.
Our next step is to refine our concept so we have a clear understanding on how big data and storytelling coincides. We will pitch this idea to our teachers and other groups to make sure that we are on the right track.
Challenges encountered.
The biggest challenge we encountered is that big data isn't a technology per se, and to be able to find or create a future scenario we need to have a technology that explains the changes brought to the table. The problem here was that we were trespassing into other groups areas, something that we needed to avoid.
We have also had a hard time coming up with exactly how big data can evolve, since it is rather a concept thena technology, if we change the concept, it isn't big data anymore. We will focus more on how big data will change the future of storytelling, then how big data will change itself.
Changes in the project.
Our biggest change is that we have shifted our focus. We are now focusing more on storytelling and how big data can affect it in the future, than focusing on the future of big data. Our idea now is to create a concept of how a computer can create stories based on breaking news and similar historical occurrences, and create that story in just one second. All the information gathered and used to construct the story is gathered from databases worldwide.
Our vision is to evolve breaking news, and create breaking stories instead.
Resources.
Below are some literature we have used.
Lohr, S. (2012). The age of big data. New York Times, 11.
Labrinidis, A., & Jagadish, H. V. (2012). Challenges and opportunities with big data. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, 5(12), 2032-2033.
McAfee, A., Brynjolfsson, E., Davenport, T. H., Patil, D. J., & Barton, D. (2012). Big data. The management revolution. Harvard Bus Rev, 90(10), 61-67.
Couldry, N., & Turow, J. (2014). Advertising, big data and the clearance of the public realm: marketers' new approaches to the content subsidy. International Journal of Communication, 8, 1710-1726
Below are some articles we used
Sounds good to me! Keep up the good work!
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