Over the course of the past decade the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) stations in Taiwan have become open air art galleries: with more prominent and frequent display of various artistic creations in stations, including interactive artworks. However, unlike the audiences in more meticulously choreographed exhibition contexts, those in stations are usually involuntary. New criteria for the creation and evaluation of artworks in these context are necessary to enhance the connection between the audience and the artwork, and to elicit meaningful experience via interactivity. This research aims to uncover the critical factors that can turn an indifferent passenger into an explorative participant, subsequently leading them to obtain meaningful experiences through interaction with computer-based interactive artwork. This research focuses on artworks that are permanently installed in the stations, with three case studies conducted in MRT stations forming the backbone of the research. Field observation was the first step in each case study, conducted in order to understand the fundamentals of the interactivity between the passengers and the artworks. This was followed by in-depth interviews with the passengers and three professional interview groups. A critical Analytical Framework was formed throughout the course of the research, identifying five engaging characteristics: Incentive, Transfer, Accessibility, Play, and Challenge. These five characteristics were eventually reapplied to re-examine the case studies and the content of the interviews with the professionals. The findings of this research articulate how the Analytical Framework can be adopted in future research intended to create the conditions for more meaningful art-interactions. This Analytical Framework will assist artists, designers and researchers in their pre-planning and follow up evaluations of the degree of engagement generated by computer-based interactive artworks displayed in transport hubs. The interest that the outcomes of this research has attracted in the field suggests that the framework could be extended to the examination of various computer-based interactive artworks in similar public contexts. In this context, the framework would play a valuable role in uncovering a more dynamic paradigm used to illustrate how meaningful experiences can evolve in similar public spaces.

Este trabalho é uma reflexão acerca da arte-educação e das histórias de tradição oral em suas relações com os conceitos de experiência e aprendizagem. O ponto de partida é a experiência da Escola de Arte Granada, localizada no interior do estado do Rio de Janeiro, na qual o trabalho é realizado a partir da integração de diversas linguagens artísticas com a arte de contar histórias. As questões trazidas pelos autores que tratam da arte-educação propiciam uma reflexão sobre o que compreendemos pelas duas palavras que compõem o termo \'arte-educação\'. A observação da Escola Granada, a partir de entrevistas com as educadoras da escola, revela o uso dos contos de tradição oral como material educativo que continua sempre atual e pode ser usado pelo ser humano em seu processo de desenvolvimento. A reflexão sobre os contos conduz ao estudo da tradição oral e ao conceito de educação na cultura tradicional. Tal concepção é relacionada a certas propostas visionárias sobre as mudanças necessárias na educação para o século XXI. / This work is a reflection about art-education and stories from the oral tradition, in their connection to the concepts of experience and learning. The starting point is the experience of Escola de Arte Granada, located in the countryside of Rio de Janeiro, where the work is developed starting from the integration of various artistic languages with the art of storytelling. The questions brought about by the authors who consider arteducation provide us with a reflection about what we understand by the two words that compose the term \'art-education\'. The observation of Escola Granada, arising from the interviews with the school\'s educators, reveals the usage of traditional tales as an educative material, which is always up-to-date and can be used by the human being in the process of development. The reflection about these tales leads us to the study of oral tradition and the concept of education in traditional cultures. This conception is related to certain visionary proposals regarding the necessary changes for 21st century education.

Este trabalho é uma reflexão acerca da Arte de Contar Histórias como uma importante ferramenta artística e educativa na formação do ser humano de todas as épocas, vista especialmente em suas relações com as questões trazidas pelo universo contemporâneo da cibercultura. Ao problematizar e dialogar com a emergência e complexidade desse universo, a função social do contador de histórias, sua arte e seu papel formador encontram visões divergentes, antagônicas e polêmicas trazendo assim discussões pertinentes para seu lugar e importância na vida atual. O que é importante saber para contar histórias no mundo de hoje? Qual a relevância da arte de contar histórias em um mundo mediado por telas? Qual o impacto da cibercultura no universo do contador de histórias e o impacto do trabalho do contador de histórias na Era Digital? Tais questões foram discutidas partindo de imagens significativas que serviram de metáforas para o aprofundamento dos problemas bem como do depoimento de contadores e ouvintes de histórias, teóricos da comunicação, antropólogos, filósofos, poetas e educadores. / This work is a reflection about the Art of Storytelling as a major artistic and educational tool in the educational process of human beings of all ages, especially seen in its relations with the questions raised by the contemporary universe of cyberculture. When discussing and questioning the emergence and complexity of this universe, the social role of storyteller, his art and his educational role, we came across different, antagonistic and controversial sights bringing relevant discussions to his place and importance in the present life. What is important to know in order to tell stories in today\'s world? What is the relevance of storytelling in a world mediated by screens? What is the impact of cyberculture in the storytelling universe and the impact of the storyteller\'s work in the Digital Age? Such issues were discussed starting from meaningful images that served as metaphors for the deepening of the problems as well as the testimony of storytellers and listeners, communication theorists, anthropologists, philosophers, poets and educators

Este trabalho é uma reflexão acerca da arte-educação e das histórias de tradição oral em suas relações com os conceitos de experiência e aprendizagem. O ponto de partida é a experiência da Escola de Arte Granada, localizada no interior do estado do Rio de Janeiro, na qual o trabalho é realizado a partir da integração de diversas linguagens artísticas com a arte de contar histórias. As questões trazidas pelos autores que tratam da arte-educação propiciam uma reflexão sobre o que compreendemos pelas duas palavras que compõem o termo \'arte-educação\'. A observação da Escola Granada, a partir de entrevistas com as educadoras da escola, revela o uso dos contos de tradição oral como material educativo que continua sempre atual e pode ser usado pelo ser humano em seu processo de desenvolvimento. A reflexão sobre os contos conduz ao estudo da tradição oral e ao conceito de educação na cultura tradicional. Tal concepção é relacionada a certas propostas visionárias sobre as mudanças necessárias na educação para o século XXI. / This work is a reflection about art-education and stories from the oral tradition, in their connection to the concepts of experience and learning. The starting point is the experience of Escola de Arte Granada, located in the countryside of Rio de Janeiro, where the work is developed starting from the integration of various artistic languages with the art of storytelling. The questions brought about by the authors who consider arteducation provide us with a reflection about what we understand by the two words that compose the term \'art-education\'. The observation of Escola Granada, arising from the interviews with the school\'s educators, reveals the usage of traditional tales as an educative material, which is always up-to-date and can be used by the human being in the process of development. The reflection about these tales leads us to the study of oral tradition and the concept of education in traditional cultures. This conception is related to certain visionary proposals regarding the necessary changes for 21st century education.

Este trabalho é uma reflexão acerca da Arte de Contar Histórias como uma importante ferramenta artística e educativa na formação do ser humano de todas as épocas, vista especialmente em suas relações com as questões trazidas pelo universo contemporâneo da cibercultura. Ao problematizar e dialogar com a emergência e complexidade desse universo, a função social do contador de histórias, sua arte e seu papel formador encontram visões divergentes, antagônicas e polêmicas trazendo assim discussões pertinentes para seu lugar e importância na vida atual. O que é importante saber para contar histórias no mundo de hoje? Qual a relevância da arte de contar histórias em um mundo mediado por telas? Qual o impacto da cibercultura no universo do contador de histórias e o impacto do trabalho do contador de histórias na Era Digital? Tais questões foram discutidas partindo de imagens significativas que serviram de metáforas para o aprofundamento dos problemas bem como do depoimento de contadores e ouvintes de histórias, teóricos da comunicação, antropólogos, filósofos, poetas e educadores. / This work is a reflection about the Art of Storytelling as a major artistic and educational tool in the educational process of human beings of all ages, especially seen in its relations with the questions raised by the contemporary universe of cyberculture. When discussing and questioning the emergence and complexity of this universe, the social role of storyteller, his art and his educational role, we came across different, antagonistic and controversial sights bringing relevant discussions to his place and importance in the present life. What is important to know in order to tell stories in today\'s world? What is the relevance of storytelling in a world mediated by screens? What is the impact of cyberculture in the storytelling universe and the impact of the storyteller\'s work in the Digital Age? Such issues were discussed starting from meaningful images that served as metaphors for the deepening of the problems as well as the testimony of storytellers and listeners, communication theorists, anthropologists, philosophers, poets and educators