Verhalen In-en Ertussen: Het Realiseren van Hybride, Ruimtelijke Narratieve Strategieën

This research explores how hybrid spatial storytelling, i.e. narratives that unfold across 

both physical public spaces and virtual environments, can engage young audiences with 

complex societal issues. While young people already navigate virtual worlds like 

Fortnite, AR installations, or VRChat as social and creative arenas, artistic storytelling 

practices in this space remain fragmented and underexplored. Following a Research through-Design methodology, the project will develop, test, and evaluate new narrative 

strategies that combine spatial design, media technology, and civic engagement. Three 

hybrid spatial stories will be created to probe how physical context, digital 

augmentation, and audience interaction shape narrative experiences. The stories will be 

tested in public settings using observations, interviews, and interaction logging to 

capture real-world responses. Co-creation workshops with youth will further inform 

design choices and narrative framing. The project will result in a design vocabulary for 

hybrid spatial storytelling and media artistic works that are publicly presented and 

academically disseminated. By activating public and virtual space as a narrative 

medium, this PhD aims to open new possibilities for hybrid spatial storytelling