On August 18, 2011, I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at a Whitewater Films Roundtable, which was moderated by IndieWire’s Dana Harris. The topic was transmedia and indie film, and I as thrilled to share the table with fellow Transmedia LA members Ben Rock and resident fanthropologist Kristen Olson.
Triple Panel Play at SXSW 2012
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 […]
Speaking at Whitewater Films Roundtable, Aug 18th
Thrilled to be speaking at the next Whitewater Films Roundtable on Thursday August 18th. The other panelists include: Rick Rosenthal / Whitewater Films Zak Kadison / CEO, Blacklight Transmedia Ben Rock / Transmedia Filmmaker Rick Jacobs / Off Road Should be a great conversation based on the other speakers (myself notwithstanding!). The roundtable is 1-3pm […]
Why are most ARGs serving only one term?
For a while, I’ve been curious why just about every ARG I’ve come across is a one-off experience, never to be revisited. I understand that most are funded by media companies seeking to promote other, revenue-generating content, so they have no desire to maintain the ARG experience past the launch of the core content (game, […]
Henry Jenkins Talking Transmedia at Comic-Con 2011
I got a rough video of Dr. Jenkins talking about transmedia and comics at this year’s Comic Con. Dr. Henry Jenkins talks about transmedia and comics at a Comic-Con 2011 panel. He was the last of four panelists, and he only had about 10 minutes to comment on the prior presentations. I love the fact […]