FACT, FAKE OR FICTION?

Defining our reality in an age of unlimited media

SODA Level 4 students, working in teams from across our eight media programmes, were tasked with working together to conceptualise a media experience that explores the theme of “Fact, Fake or Fiction?”.

The following excerpts are works in progress from their projects.

Students are supported by academic staff from across SODA programmes: Ursula Ackah, Olugbenga Ajayi, David Bewick, Adam Cain, Liv Campion, Rianon Francis, Chris Gladwin, Antony Hall, Babar Hussain, Alan Jones, Helen McGhie, Shō Ogden, Sara Nesteruk, Adinda van’t Klooster, Tristan Poyser, Mark Porter, Merike van de Vijver, Daniel Moss, Richard Higginbottom, Neil Bruce, Babar Suleman, Emer Crawford-Thomson, David Jackson, Adam Cooke, Rob Potts, Lois Macdonald.

Propagandanising

Remi Tees, Zephan Steve Casini Robinson, Emily-Mae Kennedy, Payton Luke Walker, Sharmaine Mistry, Jake Musson

The project involves creating an interactive persona based on a fictional political figure. Accompanying this persona, a series of propaganda posters will promote their manifesto and reasons for being voted for.

Visitors will have the opportunity to participate in a mock ballot to gauge support for the persona, along with an optional Google form to share their political views, reasons for their vote, and feedback on the project.

The persona will be presented through an interactive Vtuber model where visitors can place themselves as the political figure, with posters displayed physically and as handouts. The goal is to explore how easily people can be influenced, even by fictional narratives, and analyse how factors like age, background, and environment shape political perceptions. The project aims to raise awareness and spark reflection on the influence of propaganda and the fluidity of public opinion.

RESEARCH AND CONCEPT SLIDES