My latest article – focused on value co-creation through the publishing lens – was published at Digital Book World (it’s the first in a short series I’m writing for DBW). http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2011/co-creating-value-with-customers/
My latest article – focused on value co-creation through the publishing lens – was published at Digital Book World (it’s the first in a short series I’m writing for DBW). http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2011/co-creating-value-with-customers/
Remember when people used to line up days or weeks in advance of a theatrical release of a movie? They still do, though it’s usually for a music concert or a new iPhone. Their sacrifice is as much a part of the content user interface (think “experience”) as speakers or bragging rights to a freshly [...]
Noah Nelson at Turnstyle News interviews me about participatory entertainment, shared story worlds, and transmedia. http://turnstylenews.com/2011/04/14/shared-story-worlds-scott-walker-artist-series-podcast/ This interview could have easily gone on for hours – so much to cover, between transmedia, fandom, shared worlds, religion, education, the ‘Transmedia, Hollywood 2′ conference, etc. Plus, Noah’s got some cool creative ideas of his own (which he [...]
I’m thrilled to (finally!) launch a project very near and dear to my heart: Shared Story Worlds. The site has been live for a while, but I’m officially launching it today. Here’s what it’s all about: “Shared Story Worlds explores new models, frameworks, and best practices for creating, curating, sustaining, and maintaining collaborative entertainment properties [...]
A year ago I wrote an email to someone about an idea about how to address some of the issues I saw in copyright without requiring a change to current legislation. A recent conversation reminded me of the idea, so I dug it up, brushed it off, and expanded on it. Here’s the result. I [...]
I’m launching a new project and am looking for entertainment properties that meet a specific set of criteria: 1) Commercial The property has to be commercial in nature, meaning there is a legal way to monetize content in the property. 2) Participatory The property must provide a means for audiences to participate in the property [...]
I was a speaker on the DBW 2011 panel, “Rethinking Rights in a Transmedia World.” The panel was moderated by Emily Williams and also featured Richard Curtis of E-Reads and David Marlett of enkHouse.
A high-concept presentation offering a new way to think about developing and managing entertainment intellectual property.
Finally published the high-concept presentation on a new way to think about entertainment that takes a medium-agnostic approach to sourcing content, a transmedia approach to world-building and management, and a co-creative approach to value generation by encouraging audience participation in content creation. While the concept is built on the influences of countless books, blogs, and [...]
The second part of my interview by Digital Book World‘s Emily Williams