Designing Digital Engagements: Approaches to creative practice and adaptable programming for archaeological visualisation

Alice Watterson; John Anderson; Kieran Baxter

doi:10.14236/ewic/EVA2020.10

Designing Digital Engagements: Approaches to creative practice and adaptable programming for archaeological visualisation

Alice Watterson
, John Anderson
, Kieran Baxter

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Abstract

The processes of archaeological visualisation exist at the intersection of art practice and archaeological interpretation, often involving complex negotiations between stakeholders and practitioners. This paper reflects upon the authors’ experiences developing interactive mixed media content for public outreach from two case study archaeological excavations: the SERF Hillforts Project in Strathearn, Scotland and the Nunalleq Archaeology Project in southwest Alaska. Each presented unique challenges in the integration of layered multivocal narratives in the context of ongoing archaeological excavations. This included evolving scientific interpretations, co-design with stakeholders and a cycle of feedback. Creative design and software development were a core part of the collaborative process that resulted in these interactive digital interfaces. Here we explore how collaborative creative practice influenced the design choices that were made and the programming paradigms that were used.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of EVA London 2020
Publisher	ScienceOpen
Pages	66-72
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/EVA2020.10
Publication status	Published - Jul 2020
Event	EVA London 2020 : Electronic Visualisation and the Arts - London, United Kingdom Duration: 16 Nov 2020 → 18 Nov 2020 http://www.eva-london.org/

Conference

Conference	EVA London 2020 : Electronic Visualisation and the Arts
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	16/11/20 → 18/11/20
Internet address	http://www.eva-london.org/

Keywords

Archaeology
Heritage
Public outreach
Community archaeology
Interactive visualisation
Co-design

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Designing Digital Engagements: Approaches to creative practice and adaptable programming for archaeological visualisation
Watterson, A., Anderson, J. & Baxter, K., 9 Jul 2020.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Nunalleq, Stories from the Village of Our Ancestors: Co-designing a multivocal educational resource based on an archaeological excavation
Watterson, A. (Lead / Corresponding author) & Hillerdal, C., 24 May 2020, In: Archaeologies . 16, 2, p. 198-227 30 p.
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Nunalleq Educational Resource
Watterson, A., 2020, University of Dundee.
Research output: Other contribution

1 Invited talk

Dundee Data Conversations
Watterson, A. (Invited speaker), Anderson, J. (Invited speaker) & Sterlini, P. (Chair)
24 Nov 2021
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

Yup'ik village Quinhagak takes archaeology digital - and upends a paradigm
Watterson, A.
2/09/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
An archaeologist in Alaska: how working with a Yup'ik community transformed my view of heritage
Watterson, A.
4/07/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research

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Designing Digital Engagements: Approaches to creative practice and adaptable programming for archaeological visualisation

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Designing Digital Engagements: Approaches to creative practice and adaptable programming for archaeological visualisation

Nunalleq, Stories from the Village of Our Ancestors: Co-designing a multivocal educational resource based on an archaeological excavation

Nunalleq Educational Resource

Activities

Dundee Data Conversations

Press/Media

Yup'ik village Quinhagak takes archaeology digital - and upends a paradigm

An archaeologist in Alaska: how working with a Yup'ik community transformed my view of heritage

Cite this