Constellations and connections: the playful space of the creative practice research degree

Batty, Craig; Berry, Marsha

doi:10.1080/14682753.2015.1116753

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“…Notably, because communities of practice often incorporate elements of both social collectives and work teams, they may include a mix of both serious and informal communication (e.g., Batty & Berry, 2016). Some conversations may be highly task oriented, designed purely to advance understanding of the practice, whereas other interactions may be more lighthearted, enriching the community fabric and building members' enjoyment relative to the domain.…”

Section: Competitive Communities Of Practicementioning

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From waifus to whales: The evolution of discourse in a mobile game-based competitive community of practice

Britt

2020

Mobile Media & Communication

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Online communities devoted to mobile games represent exemplary examples of competitive communities of practice, leveraging the competing forces of cooperation and competition to foster in-group solidarity and motivate members to further engage with the game and community. In this study, latent Dirichlet allocation was used to model conversation topics across over two million posts and comments made during a 3-year period on the r/grandorder subreddit, a competitive community of practice devoted to the mobile game Fate/Grand Order. In total, 20 distinct topics emerged spanning topical foci and emotional tones. The prevalence of certain topics, such as those related to gacha game mechanics, declined as community members mastered the practice and as the practice itself changed. Future studies should compare the structure and evolution of conversations across contexts, and they should likewise examine differences that emerge in discourse due to the relative balance of competitive and cooperative influences.

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From waifus to whales: The evolution of discourse in a mobile game-based competitive community of practice

Britt

2020

Mobile Media & Communication

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“…Direct links can be made here with the comedy screenplay, which, when written under academic research conditions, also serves to probe, explore, expose and test out research questions or propositions (see Batty and Berry 2016;Batty et al 2015;Lee et al 2016). Functioning as 'a vital incubator for risk taking, reflexivity and fearless critical thinking' (Batty and Berry 2016, p. 182), creative practice research asks writers in the academy 'to bring multidisciplinary perspectives and creative research strategies to bear on issues and possibilities, and often to think outside the existing boxes' (Cherry and Higgs 2011, p. 13).…”

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Comedy writing as method: reflections on screenwriting in creative practice research

Batty

Taylor

2018

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Comedy writers use their practice to raise questions and create awareness about social, political and cultural issues, but can these practitioners be considered academics? With creative modalities of enquiry now commonplace in universitieswhere research is used to shape one's practice, resulting in creative work that embodies that researchwhen does comedy writing start to take on a different function? In this article, we discuss comedy screenwriting in an academic setting, arguing that it has potential as a rigorous mode of research that can sit happily alongside art, design, creative writing and media practice. Much has been written about creative practice research, yet not so much has been written about the form this type of research takes; specifically, why one might choose comedy to express, embody or otherwise perform the findings of research. Here, then, we draw on our experiences of undertaking screenwriting projects using comedy to discuss the ways in which researchers might use the comic mode to present their findings in imaginative, innovative and fun ways that can expand understanding and, potentially, garner impact.

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“…This was a far cry from the practice she had developed prior to entering the academy, which included working as a writer and storyliner for long-running television series, and co-creating and writing a sitcom for broadcast television. The PhD would be a space in which to play (Batty and Berry 2015).…”

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The screenwriting PhD: creative practice, critical theory and contributing to knowledge

Batty

Beaton

Sculley

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This article explores 'the exegesis now' from the perspective of the screenwriting practice PhD. Using as a playful homage to traditional screenplay structure, the archetypal Hero's Journey, it maps the landscape and offers examples of how the screenwriting exegesis/dissertation is occurring at RMIT University. This includes a comedy feature film about gender and perspective; a multiple-protagonist feature film set in the world of avid Doctor Who fans; and a hybrid form, the screen novel, set in the politically corrupt world of contemporary Melbourne transport infrastructure. Guided by their supervisor 'mentor', two candidates and one recent graduate embark on a collaborative journey that probes, prods, prises open and proposes what the screenwriting practice PhD can do and look like, and by doing so raise important points about the purpose and form of the dissertation. Collectively, the authors assume the simultaneous roles of the candidate who is doing, completing and has completed; the experienced supervisor; and the in-training supervisor.

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Constellations and connections: the playful space of the creative practice research degree

Cited by 24 publications

References 11 publications

From waifus to whales: The evolution of discourse in a mobile game-based competitive community of practice

From waifus to whales: The evolution of discourse in a mobile game-based competitive community of practice

Comedy writing as method: reflections on screenwriting in creative practice research

The screenwriting PhD: creative practice, critical theory and contributing to knowledge

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