This is a long overdue post about my adventures at Wyrd Con 2 in 2011. If any of this sounds interesting, be sure to contact Lauren Scime (lauren at witchfactory dot com) about running a LARP, organizing a workshop, or speaking on a panel at Tri Wryd this June! I had the pleasure of slipping [...]
On August 4, 2010, a post appeared on a new website, http://www.shaydoran.com, with the apt title, “Where it begins.” In the post, the blogger, Shay Doran, describes his arrival at Vail, a small mountain town in Colorado, and shares his hopes that his latest relocation will turn out better than the last few. The next [...]
Note: you should read Andrea Phillips’ post on this topic before reading my response below, and be sure to check out Carrie Young’s expanded thoughts on the topic! Earlier this year at the StoryWorld Conference, Andrea Phillips approached me and proclaimed, “You know, I really, really, really hate the term, ‘value co-creation!’” It was not [...]
Warning: I’m donning ye olde cranky pants for this post. The culprit for my discontent? An increasing dismissal of audience contributions (i.e., user-generated content) to commercial entertainment as unfit for inclusion in professional entertainment experiences. The most common argument I hear against including UGC in any entertainment property fail is, “UGC is awful,” which reduces [...]
After posting several entries at Shared Story Worlds, I had the chance to expand on them at DIY Days L.A. 2011. Although I had about an hour to make the presentation, I barely had time to cover the absolute basics (I hope to go into more detail future posts at SSW). Still, the exercise of [...]
An introduction to Shared Story Worlds and the primary considerations for designing, implementing, and sustaining an SSW. Presented at DIY Days L.A. 2011. Shared Story Worlds Design Primer View more presentations from Scott Walker
Roughly sixty days ago, the last thing on my mind was launching yet another site or project. Certainly not one involving Star Wars, and definitely not some kind of DIY/crafters call-to-action. Yet, two months later, here I am, announcing the official launch of “Star Wars Remix,” a website inviting fans to remix their world into [...]
Very excited to be on (3) proposed panels for SXSW, and even more excited about the other speakers on the panels. All three relate to audience contribution and participatory storytelling (not surprise to anyone who has read this blog!), but they approach the topics from different perspectives. Voting is now open and runs through September [...]
The second article in my Digital Book World series on value co-creation is up! http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2011/co-creating-value-with-audiences-%E2%80%93-7th-son-obsidian/ Series history: Co-Creating Value with Customers (first article)
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/