The Co-Creation Space: Supporting Asynchronous Artistic Co-creation Dynamics

ABSTRACT Artistic co-creation empowers communities to shape their narratives, however HCI research does not support this multifaceted discussion and reflection process. In the context of community opera, we consider how to support co-creation through the design, implementation, and initial evaluation of the Co-Creation Space (CCS) to help community artists 1) generate raw artistic ideas, and 2) discuss and reflect on the shared meaning of those ideas. This work describes our user-centered process to gather requirements and design the tool, and validates its’ usability with 6 community opera participants. Our findings support the value of our tool for group discussion and personal reflection during the creative process.