Archive for September, 2007

If Google were evil: Cory Doctorow’s “Scroogled”

Culture Industry InternetPublished September 25, 2007 at 4:32 pm No Comments

Thanks to ABC Digital Futures, I found Cory Doctorow’s short story in Radar which imagines(?) a world where Google is evil… Read it

“Interactive Cinema Performances”

ARG Audiences Creative Cross-Media Design Culture Digital Cinema Event Film Industry Mobile Narrative PerformancePublished September 25, 2007 at 3:58 pm 3 Comments

There is a new wave of cinema experiences emerging that points to the revival of the cinema event. Contrasting interactive film (which can be experienced by one person and the interaction is limited to a DVD or remote input), these cinema events require audiences to participate in some way in an event environment. Kinoautomat (movie vending-machine), 1967…
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Online & Mobile Comedy Girl Friday launched

Creative Industry Internet Mobile Mobile Content NarrativePublished September 25, 2007 at 2:53 pm No Comments

Kylie Robertson of Ish Media, the lass behind such interactive dramas Jupiter Green and the website for Joel and Cat Set the Story Straight, has launched her latest offering: Girl Friday. It is available for free via the web and mobile (in Australia). The main website is at www.GirlFriday.tv with videos at YouTube, including this trailer: [youtube 2-M7KqB2sO4]
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