In this two-part workshop, students will retrace, synthesize, and brainstorm trends in video journalism. As smartphones and high-speed wireless network become pervasive, everyone and anyone can broadcast, transmit, amplify, and consume videos. Areas of possible inquiry and prototyping will address: How will this impact the practice of journalism? What role will social networks play in the spread and evolution of video storytelling? What are the implications for designers of mobile hardware and software?
The workshop will be comprised of three phases:
- User Research (survey, diary study, observation) on news video behavior patterns and insights
- Brainstorming scenarios for mobile video concepts
- Sketching designs, flow diagrams, and gathering user feedback
Bio:
Hong Qu currently serves as CTO for Fusion. He has worked on the founding teams of YouTube and Upworthy. At YouTube, he designed, coded, and launched key features such as channels, sharing tools, homepage, and video ads. For Upworthy, he built a state of the art content management system optimized for social media and real time analytics. He specializes in helping media companies drive customer growth through design thinking. Hong graduated from Wesleyan University and UC Berkeley’s School of Information.