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 […]
Copyright Conundrum
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 […]
Transmedia and Me – One Year Later
A year ago, I stopped using the term transmedia in reference to my company and my company’s projects. I had just returned from SXSW in time to catch the first ‘Transmedia, Hollywood’ conference, and the cross-currents going on in the transmedia space forced me to re-evaluate my use of the term. The result was that […]
GenConnect Interview at SXSW 2011
Had my 2.5 minutes of SXSW fame after being interviewed by GenConnect! http://www.genconnect.com/sxsw2011/interview-with-scott-walker-at-sxsw/
The Writer’s Dilemma: More Money or More Rights?
Earlier today I tossed out a question to the twitterverse: “Attn writers: Would you prefer to be paid more for your work (and have less rights) or be paid less (and have more rights)?” My suspicion was that in a digital era where self-publishing is taking an increasingly larger piece of the traditional publishing’s pie, […]