Jessie van Balkom

Research Assistant, Center for Digital Narrative

Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies

E-mailjessie.balkom@uib.no
Visitor Address
Sydnesplassen 7

HF-bygget

5007 Bergen
Postal Address
Postboks 7805

5020 Bergen

Research

Jessie van Balkom is a student and employee at the University of Bergen. She is currently taking her master's in Digital Culture, while working as a research assistent at the research Center for Digital Narrative at UiB.

Previously, Jessie has taken a Bachelor's in Creative Business at Breda University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands. Her Bachelor Thesis has been awarded the first place in the international edcom Graduation Competition 2022-2023 for her outstanding thesis on 'The influence of style and motivation on the consumption of videos on the intranet of Stedin'.

She has worked as a social media content creator, manager and video producer for several companies, among which, Stedin and Tuvalu Media.

Fields of competence

Introducing the Center for Digital Narrative

What are digital narratives? How have digital narratives evolved over time and how do they influence our lives today? This exhibition explores the history and the future of digital storytelling: code, html, Flash, videos, games, AI, AR, VR, MR and social media. Digital narratives are stories that...

Center for Digital Narrative Releases Podcast Off Center

The bi-weekly podcast series ‘Off Center’, hosted by Scott Rettberg, Director of the Center for Digital Narrative, has launched. Read more about it and find out where you can listen to the podcast.