AUTHOR=Doran Heather , Barnard Dan , McAlister Joe , Briscoe Rachel , Hackman Lucina , Nic Daeid Niamh TITLE=The Evidence Chamber: Playful Science Communication and Research Through Digital Storytelling JOURNAL=Frontiers in Communication VOLUME=6 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2021.786891 DOI=10.3389/fcomm.2021.786891 ISSN=2297-900X ABSTRACT=

In a courtroom, it is essential that the scientific evidence is both understandable and understood, so that the strengths and limitations of that evidence, within the context of a legal case, can inform decision making. The Evidence Chamber brings together entertainment, public engagement with science and research into a public performance activity that is centred around digital storytelling and science communication. This experience engages public audiences with science and allows a better understanding of how people interpret scientific evidence. In this paper, we discuss how we created this experience as an in-person and fully virtual performance through successful collaboration between forensic science research, public audiences, public engagement professionals, the legal profession, and digital performance artists.