Professor, Head Of Media Art Department At The University Of Arts And Design - Hfg / Zkm Karlsruhe

Institute for Postdigital Narrative (IPN) - 
Michael Bielicky There is no question that contemporary generations operate within the various hybrid realities of our digital age with a distinctive naturalness and implicitness. Real-time experience, virtuality, interactivity, nonlinearity, and telematics especially determine young people’s perception of reality. We can no longer rely on one-dimensional representational systems to understand the complexities of our contemporary world. There is a need for more accessible variable systems, as they help us comprehend the interwoven realities of our times. Though above all, it is most important to develop the ability to embrace and humanize the often-alienating characteristics of digital culture.
Our times, in particular, call for the exploration, expression, and especially, creation of new story-telling formats. Although the contemporary generations are finding themselves increasingly confronted by their digital reality, they still remain material, or analog, at th