11 results

Simulating Experiences of Displacement and Migration: Developing Immersive and Interactive Media Forms Around Factual Narratives

Journal Article
Blake, J. N. (2019)
Simulating Experiences of Displacement and Migration: Developing Immersive and Interactive Media Forms Around Factual Narratives. International Journal of E-Politics, 10(1), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijep.2019010104
Immigration is a highly politicised and emotive area of public discourse. During the peak of the so-called ‘Refugee Crisis’ in Europe, a number of EU politicians and mass medi...

Our Future Scotland

Digital Artefact
Blake, J. (2018)
Our Future Scotland. [Video and online digital content]
The 'Our Future Scotland' film project was commissioned by the Scotland’s Futures Forum at the Scottish Parliament in early 2018 and was designed to engage people to share the...

Second Screen interaction in the cinema: Experimenting with transmedia narratives and commercialising user participation

Journal Article
Blake, J. (2017)
Second Screen interaction in the cinema: Experimenting with transmedia narratives and commercialising user participation. Participations: International Journal of Audience Reception Studies, 14(2), 526-544
In its relatively short life, second screen interaction has evolved into a variety of forms of viewer engagement. The practice of using two screens concurrently has become com...

Brexit has started: so what should Remain Vote Scotland do to protect its interests?

Other
Blake, J. (2017)
Brexit has started: so what should Remain Vote Scotland do to protect its interests?. The Scotsman, Edinburgh, Scotland
This Scotsman newspaper article is based on research by James Blake - examining the impact of Brexit on the creative industries - and other reports from members of the RSE You...

The creative Industries: recasting Scotland's relationship with Europe

Report
Blake, J. (2017)
The creative Industries: recasting Scotland's relationship with Europe. Edinburgh: Royal Society of Edinburgh
This article analyses the likely impact that Brexit will have on the creative industries in Scotland. The study focuses on three main areas: the movement of people, Creative ...

Television and the Second Screen

Book
Blake, J. (2016)
Television and the Second Screen. Routledge
This book examines an emerging and fast evolving phenomena: that a growing number of people engage with two screens whilst watching television. It seems a simple concept – unt...

Personalised TV ads are the future – but is it time to panic?

Other
Blake, J. (2015)
Personalised TV ads are the future – but is it time to panic?
TV Advertising is evolving quickly. This article examines how the popularity of viewing content on mobile platforms is changing the way we advertise. VOD and OTT media servi...

Mobile Platforms and monetising the Second Screen.

Working Paper
Blake, J. (2015)
Mobile Platforms and monetising the Second Screen
Discussion paper commissioned by the RSE for its official working group on BBC Charter Renewal. The paper sought to investigate evolving mobile digital platforms and audience...

What was missing from the relaunch of Medium?

Other
Blake, J. (2015)
What was missing from the relaunch of Medium?
A commissioned article for the Conversation website on the innovative publishing platform Medium and a comparison with other established social media sites.

Little reason to smile as Iannucci lays bare the tension between BBC and Tories.

Other
Blake, J. (2015)
Little reason to smile as Iannucci lays bare the tension between BBC and Tories
Studying the impact of Armando Iannucci's McTaggart Lecture on the debate over the future of public service broadcasting in the UK.