I can FINALLY share this publicly: Esther Lim and I will be speaking at SXSW as part of their Digital Domain track (3:30 on 3/11)! Our panel is titled, “The Rise of Co-Created Storyworld Communities,” and we’ll be joined by an IP attorney, J. Craig Williams. I’ll discuss what a shared story world is and […]
Speaking at Digital Asset Management Conference
I’m thrilled to be joining fellow Transmedia L.A. member Kate McCallum at the upcoming Digital Asset Management conference being produced by Createasphere. Details (and a discount!) below. Createasphere’s Digital Asset Management Conference February 22-23, 2012 | The Beverly Hilton | Los Angeles, CA Exploring the management of digital assets, media assets, marketing resources, […]
One LARP, one queen, and lots of steam
or “How I spent my weekend” I spent last weekend producing a LARP experience for the Steampunk Symposium, a steampunk-themed convention held on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. My contribution ended up being a lot of narrative work and experience design, plus a minor role as an NPC (David Bainbridge of Sotheby’s). For details […]
Fans, Funds, and Value Co-Creation
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 […]
UGC Sucks (or, the Winter of My Discontent)
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 […]