Telling, Gathering and (Re)Experiencing Stories: Video Interview as Methodology and Innovation in Practitioner-Based Research

This article explores the use of video as both an interview technique for data collection and for research dissemination. Attention is given to ways in which video interviews gathered as part of the Maraea community research project were reframed in the development of a virtual reality experience. Maraea is a research project conducted between 2017–2020. A comparative methodology was used to gather knowledge on indigenous-health-practitioner-led community-based solutions from New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the USA that focus on whānau rangatiratanga / family self-determination. Although the video interviews have been disseminated through an official Maraea website, the authors explored ways to reframe or (re)experience the stories being told. An immersive virtual reality (vr) prototype was created to explore the potential to bring the user / learner / audience closer to the narrative, to the practitioner telling their story and therefore to the practices being shared.