This paper presents an educational approach to the literary works of Kafka that employs practices of hypertext fiction towards creative interpretation and artistic expression. The project was implemented in the context of the course “Augmented Technologies in the Curriculum”, which is part of the ”Pedagogical and Didactical Sufficiency Program” of the Department of Audiovisual Arts at the Ionian University. The participants in the project studied works of Kafka in search of excerpts, patterns, thematics, which were then used as material for the creation of digital spaces in the form of “hypermedia rooms” hosting text, images, and sound. The interlinking of the digital rooms shaped a collective work of hypertext fiction dedicated to immerse learners into an interactive environment of investigation, apposition, interpretation. The authors suggest that studying and creating hypertext fiction is a promising approach to the understanding of concepts related to literature and art.
Dr. Emmanouel Rovithis holds a PhD in Electronic Music Composition and an MA in Music Composition. He is currently employed as Laboratory Teaching Personnel (E.DI.P) at the Department of Audiovisual Arts of the Ionian University, teaching courses related to the fields of Art Education, Music Programming, Sound Design, and Gamification. His research is focused on Audio Games and Audio Augmented Reality applied in the fields of education, cultural heritage, tourism, entertainment, music creation. As a music composer and sound designer for theater and cinema Rovithis has collaborated with directors such as Aris Biniaris, Mario Banushi, Georgia Mavragani, Esther Andre Gonzales, Justine Goussot, Makis Papadimitratos, Vicky Sachpazi and others. As an instructional designer he has delivered educational software and workshops on behalf of organizations including the Friends of Music Association of the Athens Concert Hall, the Hellenic-American Educational Foundation and the Ionian University. His research and artistic work has been presented in book chapters, scientific journals, international conferences, festivals and exhibitions. His portfolio can be found at: www.sonicmanos.com
Agnes Papadopoulou, Associate Professor in the Department of Audio & Visual Arts at the Ionian University of Greece. Her scientific interests include Art Didactics, Art and Technology in Education, Philosophy and the Aesthetics of Media, Philosophical Issues in Ecology, Technoethics. She is the Head of the Pedagogical Sufficiency Program in the Department of Audio & Visual Arts at the Ionian University of Greece. Her publications are related to the teaching of art and creative technologies, art and the ethical, the nature of art and thought, creating narratives with new media, and the role of the arts and technology as means of effective learning and cultivating cultural interventions.
Vasileios Komianos is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Audio & Visual Arts, Ionian University. He received his B.Sc. in Informatics and Telecommunications from the Department of Technology of Informatics and Telecommunications, Technological Educational Institute of Epirus, Greece. In 2013, he received his M.Sc. in Informatics, in the subject area of information systems, from the Department of Informatics, Ionian University, Greece, and in 2017 his PhD in Digital Cultural Heritage and Mixed Reality from the same Department. His current research interests include immersive applications (virtual/augmented/mixed reality) on arts and cultural heritage, smart tourism applications, and assistive technologies in the smart cities context.
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