Abstract (in English)
This paper explores two mobile app narratives that deal with the issue ofperilous irregular migration, Survival (2017, Omnium Lab) and Bury me, my love(2017, The Pixel Hunt/Figs/Arte France). This paper explores the way in whichthe mobile app form lends itself to elevation of migrant narratives and exploresthe capacity of such works to generate empathy.
The paper will analyse the way in which migration and its subjects are treatedand placed into relation with the notion of the game. The paper will also addressthe comparison between game-style apps and other online modes wherebymigrant experience is being represented, such as that of humanitarianphotojournalism and portraiture as it arises in social media apps, such asInstagram.