A Language-based Interface for Analysis of Digital Storytelling

In this paper, we introduce a tool aimed at supporting deep qualitative analysis of digital comics. The tool exploits language-based technologies to facilitate the exploration of relatively large sets of comics. The core idea is that the specific words used in the comics are both an important element of the analysis and an index to navigate and explore the dataset. The design concept has been validated in a pilot study and the findings provide evidence that the approach meets the needs of qualitative analysts with the potential of improving their practices.