I’ve grumbled before about how I was so disappointed to discover there was very little cross-media entertainment being represented in the programme for an event call Cross Media Week. Well, they’ve now got cross media in, and in a big way. Picnic ’06 (their preferred name now) has included the Alternate Reality Gaming Network as a ‘Network … Read moreCross Media Week Finally Has Cross Media!
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony is a Symphony world-tour featuring music from blockbuster video games. The music is performed by some of the finest, world-class orchestras and choirs. All concerts take place in classy, prestigious venues. Graphics on large screens suspended above the orchestra accompany the scores, highlighting memorable moments from the video games. The … Read morePlay Symphony
Mind Candy, the producers of the persistent ARG Perplex City, are looking for an Alternate Reality Game Producer: Key Activities Designing and producing an ARG Skills Strong and imaginative story-plotting Knowledge of the ARG genre and narrative-based games Demonstrated experience of managing a team and running innovative projects Desirable, but not essential Writing experience Familiarity … Read moreMind Candy Looking for ARG Producer
September 16 – 29, 2006 Waking City is a game unlike any other game you’ve ever played. Its setting is your everyday life. It takes place over phone calls, e-mails and letters — but more than anything, it takes place on the streets of Toronto. For two weeks in September, teams of 5-10 players will … Read moreARG/PuzzleHunt/UrbanGaming: Waking City
Just found out from Tony Walsh’s Clickable Culture that WoW has trading cards.
I went to see a film at the cinema last night with my little brother and sister: My Super Ex-Girlfriend. I was delighted to see for the first time (for me) a verbal reference to a URL during a film. Not just a URL at the end of a film in the credits but a … Read moreFilm to Web CTA!
February 16-21, 2007 Following on from the success of Crossover Australia 2003, the South Australian Film Corporation, and the Adelaide Film Festival are calling for applications for Crossover Australia 2007. Crossover Australia is a creative think tank that brings together independent artists, writers, filmmakers and new media producers with the aim of developing innovative digital … Read moreCrossover Australia 2007
Momentum – Invitation to participate A punk rocker and a brat sit at a cafe on Stortorget. They carry on an agitated conversation about the Earth First-movement, John Dees angelic language and the experience of returning from the dead. As they leave, they post a note on the ad board covered with something looking … Read more"Pervasive Game": Momentum
This sound file was passed onto me by a colleague (Kronos you legend) in SecondLife. It’s for all the teachers out there (who have, of course, all been students)… [mp3]
Asi Sharabi has started doing a very helpful: a trends analysis of YouTube.