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.
“How to Build a Collaborative Commercial Entertainment Property”
I write about building collaborative commercial entertainment models by sharing how Runes of Gallidon was developed.
My SXSW Panel Picks
For those interested in transmedia, there are some excellent panels being proposed by experienced creatives. I highly recommend the following: Maureen McHugh’s ‘ARGS Don’t Work: The Future of Transmedia Stories‘ Jay Bushman’s ‘Transmedia Artists Guild: New Media Needs New Representation‘ Brooke Thompson’s ‘Documenting your Transmedia Project (how to & why)‘ Andrea Phillips’ ‘Hoax or Transmedia? [...]
‘Remix Fiction’ Interview – part 2
Martin Aggett and I discuss transmedia storytelling.
Collaborative transmedia storytelling is not CYOA
I have come to despise all unqualified statements. Discussions about digital piracy, transmedia/crossmedia, whether user-generated content (UGC) can ever be ‘good,’ and whether coffee beans really do voluntarily roast themselves in the presence of Chuck Norris tend to quickly devolve into polarized arguments, not open exchanges where the intent is to have your opinions challenged [...]
Transmedia and Me
Bugger. My previous post regarding my removal of the term, “transmedia,” from the Brain Candy, LLC site sparked some unexpected and rapid responses. Despite my best efforts to state my position and rationale for the removal, I failed to accurately convey my intent. So…take two. Professionally, I am not marketing Brain Candy, LLC as a [...]
My conflicted relationship with transmedia
After a few months of deliberation, today I scraped the word “transmedia” from my company’s website. I didn’t do it to make some point or start a protest, and this post isn’t a manifesto, a call to action, a damnation, or an act of praise (it’s not likely to receive wide readership, anyway, much less [...]
Stop telling/selling stories. Create Experiences.
I’ve been circling this concept for a while, mostly in the context of co-creating value with fans through a collaborative approach to commercial entertainment. The more I pushed around the word “storytelling,” the less I liked it. With a growing sense of discontent, I realized that the word connotes certain limitations that make it a [...]
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