Spaces Between: Navigating Time and Memory Through Comic Paneling
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Date
2024
Authors
Lee, Chloe
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University of Oregon
Abstract
This thesis explores the usage of comic panel and page transitions to investigate fluid shifts in internal perceptions of time and space. Through a research-based analysis of comic compositional strategies and discussion of technical methodologies in crafting digital comics, comic studies are approached with both conceptual and process-based considerations, exploring how the medium allows for unconventional and intimate visualizations of the relativity of time. It also extensively discusses my comic, unravel, through a vulnerable analysis that seeks to investigate how comic theory is actively applied to creative works to manipulate the temporal beat of a narrative. Finally, in implementing interactivity as part of the intended viewer experience, this thesis creates a cyclical reading experience where opportunities for the viewer’s narrative perception are left as ambiguous as the time and space of the comic itself, crossing boundaries from the purely digital into an experiential mode of communication.
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60 pages
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Comic studies, Art & technology, Negative space, Digital art, Memory and time