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Living in a Derivative World

I recently viewed a presentation by The Alchemists (here’s their blog) which included a mashup they made from a Brazilian film. I’ve never seen the film, but having watched the mashup – a hilarious sendup in which the characters are searching for the mysterious “Henry Jenkins” – I have a definite perspective about the original […]

Analogs are Antiques

I’m supposed to be prepping for a mini road trip to San Diego in two days (making a return appearance at Comic-Con on behalf of Runes of Gallidon), but I can’t resist writing this before heading out of town. I just cleaned out my RSS reader, twitter, and Friendfeed updates, and I was struck – […]

Creative Commons Conference Call

More than a bit late on this post, but I had the good fortune to sit in on a conference call Monday that Creative Commons hosted. James Boyle and Joi Ito provided updates on challenges, opportunities, and upcoming activities for CC. It was a great way for them to reach out to the CC community, […]

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Math, Magic, and Storytelling Shell Games

A writer walks into a doctor’s office. “You gotta help me, doc. I keep hearing about everyone making money from self-publishing, and everywhere I go, someone’s trying to sell me their book.” “I see,” the doctor says, nodding. “So what seems to be the problem?” “Well, I figure if everyone’s writing a book, I should […]

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A History and Future of Collaborative Storytelling

This is my (un)scientific, (non-)comprehensive, and (not at all) objective overview of the rise of collaborative storytelling: how we (more or less) got here, and where we may (kinda sorta) be heading. No particular axe to grind or agenda to sell, just my observations after watching this space for a few years. Buckle up, this […]

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