Cyberdrama and Potential for Youth Engagement

Abstract

What kinds of engagement might be possible for young people through cyberdrama? This was one of the questions that underpinned the process for creating the cyberdrama www.cleo-missing.com, a drama that was created to be experienced through a fully mediated form on the internet. This article explores the concepts of engagement, aesthetic engagement and immersion, and explores the key factors contributing to engagement through the creation and experience of cyberdrama