Tags and tracks and annotations – research video as a new form of publication of embodied knowledge

The last 20 years have seen numerous claims and suggestions to overcome purely text-based research. In this article I will describe the RESEARCH VIDEO project, that dedicated itself to the exploration of annotated videos as a new form of publication in artistic research. (1) Software development: One part of our team developed a software tool that was optimized for artistic research and allows for a publication as an annotated video. I will describe the features of the software and explain the design decisions that were made throughout the project. I will also point out future demands for this tool. (2) Research standards: Our team continually reflected on the questions of how to meet both academic and artistic needs, trying to shape the research process accordingly. We decided to minimize academic claims to two basic claims – “sharability” and “challengeability” and explored how the research process changes, when these claims are informing each step of the research process. Finally I will discuss suggestions to make a publication as a Research Video comparable to a research paper.