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# Code-Based Interactive Documentaries
The CLOUDS Documentary Lets You Narrate Your Own Story

By Simal Yilmaz | Published 2013-01-07 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clouds-interactive-documentary
References: [kickstarter](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1636630114/clouds-interactive-documentary?ref=discover_pop)

The ground-breaking new project CLOUDS, by James George and Johnathan Minard is a video game-inspired [interactive documentary](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clixie-ai) that uses the 3D cinema format RGBD. The creators of the project have obtained 20 hours of interviews with 30 media artists, curators, designers and critics using this new emerging technology.

This code-based documentary is uniquely interactive with the audience to which it is presented. It lets the viewer input a question or a search term that branches off into different regions of the video to narrate its own story. CLOUDS documentary brilliantly merges software engineering, audiovisual design, and cultural engagement, and refurbishes the practice of online sharing. CLOUDS comes in the form of an application for [Mac](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/detail-app) or Windows, a thrilling innovation for the [computational arts community](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-digital-artwork).

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.6/10
- Popularity: 25% | Activity: 76% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What Makes This Trend Stand Out

- **Code-based Interactive Documentaries:** The emergence of code-based interactive documentaries creates opportunities for engaging digital experiences that let individuals narrate their own stories.
- **3D Cinema Format RGBD:** The RGBD format provides a new medium for documentary makers to create immersive visual storytelling experiences.
- **Software-enabled Narrative Branching:** The ability for viewers to input questions or search terms that trigger narrative branching opens up new opportunities for software-enabled immersive storytelling experiences.

### Sectors Adopting This

- **Film and Video Production:** Code-based interactive documentaries offer opportunities for filmmakers and video producers to create immersive digital experiences that engage audiences in new ways.
- **Digital Media and Entertainment:** RGBD and software-enabled narrative branching are disruptive innovations that create new opportunities for digital media and entertainment companies to create engaging content for their audiences.
- **Creative and Computational Arts:** The emergence of code-based interactive documentaries and RGBD technology creates new opportunities for artists, designers, and creatives to experiment with immersive storytelling experiences that push the boundaries of cultural engagement.

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