User:CeraWithaC/Sherlock Holmes & the Internet of Things

Sherlock Holmes & the Internet of Things (SherlockIoT) is an ongoing prototype developed and run by the Digital Storytelling Lab at Columbia University that explores new forms and functions of story. Designed to be an open R&D space that experiments with shifts in authorship and ownership of stories, the massive collaboration also uses a detective narrative to examine the policy and ethical issues surrounding the Internet of Things.

The project was launched in 2014 by Lance Weiler and Nick Fortugno and began with a series of Meetups in New York City. The project has continued to evolve and grow, with groups and events in several different countries including Italy, Brazil, Australia, Spain, France, and Poland.

MOOC
In 2015, Weiler and Fortugno teamed up with Jorgen van der Sloot and Ele Janson to host an experimental online course. Commonly referred to as a MOOC, which stands for "Massive Open Online Course", SherlockIoT would instead be a "Massive, Online/Offline Collaboration".

Year One
The first run of the MOOC started in August 2015 and ran until October 2015. The course was hosted on the NovoEd platform. About 250 people from more than 60 countries were selected to participate out of over 1,000 applicants.

Sherlock Holmes & the Internet of Things on Medium
The Art of Narrative Deduction

Welcome to Sherlock Holmes & the Internet of Things

The Alchemy of THINGS

The Human Element

Story Thinking: How Sherlock Holmes Can Help Us Understand and Embrace Emergent Technologies