DigiNEST

Digital Narratives & Emerging Story Technologies (DigiNEST) asks how new tools and interfaces are changing authorship, agency, and participation. We read across scholarship and practice—papers, design notes, postmortems, and media essays—then test ideas with lightweight prompts or micro-prototypes. Our aim is twofold: sharpen shared vocabulary, and surface patterns that help builders create humane, non-extractive narrative spaces.

We are inspired by our sister group Plot Twisters in addition to work from the Oxford Internet Institute and MIT Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces, Cyborg Psychology, and Advancing Humans with AI (AHA) research groups. A foundational text for this project is Reflective Agency: Ethical and Empirical Framework for AI-Mediated Self-Reflection Systems by Minsol Kim et al.

I’m passionate about ways that digital narratives can be used to enable emotional flourishing. As part of that I’m interested in exploring both the sociocultural considerations behind how related technology is crafted, as well as the creation of insightful models aiding in the effective implementation of technology towards that end.

— Avery Lim

DigiNEST is housed within the Society Ethics Technology and Mental Health Paradigms & Perspectives working groups at JOPRO.

Meeting Information

For information about the DigiNEST Discussion series

• Cadence: Weekly
• Venue: Virtual-first, with occasional hybrid opportunities
• Hosts:
  • Co-Host: Avery Lim (JOPRO; Plot Twisters Co-Founder)
  • Co-Host: Molly A. Kluck (JOPRO)
  • Co-Host: Jesse Parent (JOPRO; Plot Twisters Co-Founder)
  • Advisor: Jennifer Jiang (JOPRO; Simmons School of Social Work)

We are recruiting speakers and lecturers. Contact us if you are interested in joining or leading a discussion.

Accessibility

DigiNEST is intentionally flexible for different abilities, energy levels, and attention needs. Join late, leave early, take breaks, or participate asynchronously—no explanations needed. If you have specific access needs, share them privately and we’ll do our best to accommodate.

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