Universe Creation 101

How to create unique entertainment properties that traverse media platforms

Archive for August, 2008

So, here is one reason for the delay in posting here…

I thought Jay Smooth of ill doctrine explained the non-post-guilt-perfection-cycle really well, so, over to him:

No more little-hater-don’t-post-cycles!!! One strategy I’m using to get around this (and lack of time) is to do ‘uninterviews’. So, expect some more chats with great people experimenting with cross/trans/multi-platform/media/entertainment/storytelling/games soon! :)

The Who, What, When, Where, Why & How of Cross-Media

In the previous podcast interview, Lance Weiler spoke about a special festival and conference for filmmakers: From Here to Awesome and DIYDays.

The festival will play out in theaters, living rooms, online and via mobile devices and the conference (DIY DAYS) has become a series of live discussions in LA, SF, Boston, NYC and London. Our goal is to create an open discussion and debate that will evolve over the next four months.

I was lucky to be asked to contribute a remote presentation for DIYDays. Lance asked me to do a primer on cross-media and so I decided to do ‘The Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of Cross-Media’. I was half-way through my video edits when everything went caput. So, I rejigged it and created a conversational powerpoint. It is now online at DIYDays…and here:

Let me know what you think!

And check out all the amazing videos from the great collection of remote contributors — Brett Gaylor, Brian Chirls, Matt Hanson and Timo Vuorensolaand — and from the live sessions:

Launch of a new initiative by the IGDA ARG SIG…