Just Tripping Along The Freakazoid

INteresting blog article on defining transmedia here www.giantmice.com/archives/2010/04/towards-a-definition-of-transmedia/ I've been commenting and good discussion growing from comments

OK - just had these shown to me - they are funny, I remember sneaking out to the living room, putting a blanket over me and the tv to hide the glow and watching Friday Night Videos and saying ooo how cool is that - now these are remade and I love the creativity and ingenuity - what a great writing exercise to have freedom but must stay within the confines of the video and the melody - I think it would be fun to write one - can't sing, but could write So far this one is one of my favorites - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-x9ygQEGA - total eclipse of the heart hehehehe

Read a nice article at www.thewrap.com/blog-entry/critical-shortfall-who-rates-transmedia-15492 and left the following comment great article and a topic I have been wondering about myself for quite some time - rating/evaluating transmedia (archiving and the lasting ability of these projects is another topic I think a lot about). Rating/evaluating come in two forms - one is related to access (one might argue success is a touchy word) - as you mention how many people view the transmedia, how many people view a portion of the transmedia and how many people UNDERSTAND the whole story. Then there is another area, one I started a small rating concept for (more as an attempt to work through the ideas than as trying to say, as you point out, oh I am qualified and an expert - I am neither IMO) - but that is rating the necessity of each piece to understanding/experiencing the whole and thus the true transmedia nature of project. I think a grid of ratings are needed for any transmedia proj...

Interesting ideas and article www.mediapost.com/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=126013

Caught this article about index/nonfiction as story - niemanstoryboard.us/2010/04/13/from-treme-to-the-911-commission-report-index-as-story/ which led me to the show's web site - www.hbo.com/treme/index.html and to this article - www.nola.com/treme-hbo/index.ssf/2010/04/hbos_treme_explained_do_you_kn.html (which has a place readers can share comments - more interaction) What I like about this First, as a general awesome link between a fiction and non-fiction source - cool!!!! Second, it is a way for newspapers to find a place to jump back into places where they seem to be dying. Third, what a great way to teach culture, geography, social studies and such I do not have HBO so still waiting to see Treme (I am looking to see if it is online yet...) - but I can see from the official site there are some transmedial elements and potential for even more - how many people might start to really look into this time period and place (I already have as I write some stories that take place in N...

well if this is true - "AOL To Sell Or Close Bebo" on WEB SERIES NETWORK: www.webseriesnetwork.com/profiles/blogs/aol-to-sell-or-close-bebo then it is another signal that certain elements of transmedia/crossmedia projects can easily be loss or transformed from original intent (what about all the wonderful things that happened on MySpace or livejournal or yahoo groups or I could continue as social networks and services rise and fall) - or would this mean recreating the event in the newest and latest social medium - which could mean relaunching a story every so once in a while - which could mean a writer/creator/manager has to invest a lot more in this type of project - which could have good and bad..... Does this mean transmedia projects will always come back to haunt you or you will have to always carry them aroound - and does this mean lots more work for a writer/creator and will there be then a backlash of less enthusiasm and ohhhhhhhh what about all the wonderful things in...

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A few interesting articles lately have come out that should be watched and considered. www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2010-03-31-1Aappworld31_CV_N.htm and www.pcworld.com/article/184876/mobile_internet_to_dominate_within_5_years_study.html We see these changes creeping into culture - changes in how business is done, changes in how media is delivered and consumed and more.... It is an exciting time, it is a scary time, it is... change

Interactive Fiction, participatory culture and Transmedia Events - will we be left behind or late to the party The points brought out in this article - www.jokeandbiagio.com/indie-filmmakers-meet-interactive-fiction are really worth thinking about. It highlights how, in some ways, today is a very exciting time in media and also a very scary time. Things are changing, the world is changing, and a shift that began 10 years ago is really beginning to be felt. We are living more and more, for better and for worse, in a participatory culture and people today want to not be passive consumers, they want to feel part of the experience. But is this a fad or something more, a true change? And if there is a shift, will people be left behind? I remember playing " The Beast " or more accurately, trying to play. I found it frustrating and difficult as there always seemed to be someone there first, someone else was picked, someone else got to play, and I still was a passive observer....

check out the front page of wikipedia, Google, MSn and some others - I love this day in the tech world - hehehehehe