Archive for June, 2007

PopMatters Picks: 50 DVDs Every Film Fan Should Own

Digital Cinema FilmPublished June 23, 2007 at 5:27 pm No Comments

“PopMatters has put this question to our vast staff of cultural critics and have come up with a list of 50 DVDs that every motion picture aficionado should have as part of their own aesthetic assemblage. By no means all inclusive, but definitely the result of much handwringing (and film watching), our plan is to
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New transmedia explorer: Chris Dahlen

Cross-Media Design Culture Digital Games Virtual WorldsPublished June 23, 2007 at 4:27 pm 3 Comments

Chris Dahlen, a contributing writer to publications such as Pitchfork Media, Paste Magazine, The Onion AV Club and The Wire N.H., has started a blog. His blog, Save the Robot, discusses among other things ‘transmedia’. Chris says that ‘Jenkins and others have defined this concept really well’ and wonders what is left for him as
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Halo ARGs & Parodies

ARG Culture Participatory DesignPublished June 23, 2007 at 3:02 pm 3 Comments

Most of you would be aware that the Halo 3 ARG has begun. It has received quite negative reviews from many gammer-community-ARG-crossovers. It seems that the ARG is breaking design techniques such as: progressive disclosure, choreography of the rollout, audience tiering and player-production facilitation. Conversely, alot of the posts seem to be by people who
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