Different Spaces,Different Times

Abstract

This article investigates cross-platform possibilities for digital audio. It is concerned with ways in which cross-platform work can open possibilities for expanded practices and experiences of radio and digital audio - rather than with practices of simply digitizing radio programmes for internet distribution, by downloading, streaming or Podcasting. These possibilities are investigated through discussion of a particular case study, Checklist for an Armed Robber, which was produced as part of a research collaboration project between researchers (myself included) from The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) radio and new media. The research initiative, titled Visual-Audio: research into cross-media audio drama, aimed to investigate more effective and engaging dimensions in cross-media (radio and internet) drama. It also sought to explore how spatial audio might specifically configure this dramatic space on the internet in ways that could in turn affect the space of radio drama.

Keywords

cross-media broadcasts cross-platform interactivity internet radio radio drama radio space radio time

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