Transmedia, Commercial Entertainment, and UGC

09.02.10 Posted in transmedia by

The diagram above was inspired by a twitter exchange I had yesterday with Dan Novy about the relationship between canonical content, transmedia storytelling, and user-generated content (we also touched on how merchandising cuts across these three areas, something I’d like to explore in more detail later).


Remix Fiction Interview, part trois

08.16.10 Posted in Brain Candy by

Remix Fiction has posted a third installment of my interview series; this time Martin Aggett and I discuss Brain Candy, LLC’s collaborative commercial entertainment model. Remix Fiction Television Episode #730.2 (Scott Walker) from Martin Aggett on Vimeo. Also, be sure to check out “The Making of Martin Aggett” project over at Wreck a Movie: http://www.wreckamovie.com/themakingofmartinaggett.


My Collaborative Commercial Entertainment Article in Issue 2.1 of ‘Ontologica’

08.12.10 Posted in Collaboration by

The second issue of Ontologica, which contains an article I wrote, has just been published. The article’s focus is an introduction to the considerations involved in creating or extending an entertainment property into the collaborative commercial space. I am pleased to see more properties being launched that are natively collaborative as well as commercial (in [...]


Remix Fiction Interview

08.02.10 Posted in Brain Candy by

Had the pleasure of being invited to sit down across the virtual desk that is Skype from Martin Aggett of Remix Fiction. Very grateful to Martin for giving me the opportunity to discuss Brain Candy, LLC on his show. Remix Fiction Television Episode #730 (Scott Walker) from Martin Aggett on Vimeo.


My Take on Disney’s Take180

04.12.10 Posted in Collaboration by

I was recently invited to share my thoughts on co-creating value through collaborative entertainment with Disney’s Imagineering R&D department. Topics included creative collaboration, co-creating value with consumers, bridging fandom and canon, copyright, and (yes) transmedia (I’ve posted the presentation on slideshare). Given the company’s reputation for a heavy-handed approach to copyright enforcement, I harbored few [...]