Month: January 2007

Cross-Media Bundling Example 1: Virtual and Print Books

Recently I posted about the concept of ‘cross-media bundling’. Basically, a consumer pays one fee for one story or game in multiple formats. Industry seems to be focused on ‘unbundling’ or disaggregation (being able to buy components), which is important, but there is another emerging trend I believe. The cross-media bundling approach gives consumers their … Read moreCross-Media Bundling Example 1: Virtual and Print Books

CFP: Cross-Media Interaction Design (I'm coming to Sweden!)

The first International Conference on Cross Media Interaction Design is happening. And I’ll be one of the keynotes!! Wohoo, I’m coming to Sweden! 

CMID ´07 – 1st International Conference on Cross Media Interaction  Design

ANNOUNCING:

Keynote speakers:
*Professor *Liam Bannon*, *Limerick University, Ireland

**Christy Dena*, *University of Sydney, Australia www.cross-mediaentertainment.com

Call for papers

CMID ´07 is the first international conference on cross-media interaction design. The conference will bring together researchers  and practitioners from a wide range of areas to address questions  related to cross media design, new media landscapes and media- oriented interaction studies.

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CFP: 3rd Tampere Conference on Narrative

 The 3rd Tampere Conference on Narrative: Knowing, Living, Telling June 27-30, 2007. University of Tampere, Finland & Pre-Conference Doctoral Course Key-note speakers: Molly Andrews (University of East London), Jens Brockmeier (Berlin/University of Manitoba, Winnipeg), David Herman (Ohio State University), Catherine Kohler Riessman (Boston College). The new deadline for abstracts & panels: January 31, 2007. See … Read moreCFP: 3rd Tampere Conference on Narrative

CFP: International Narratology Workshop

 

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Narratology (ICN, University of Hamburg) and the German Department, University of Ghent kindly invite you to participate in the

INTERNATIONAL NARRATOLOGY WORKSHOP
„Event, Eventfulness and Tellability“
Friday, 16 February & Saturday, 17 February 2007
at the University of Ghent, Belgium

Programme

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"Cross-Media Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game"

There are many approaches to content creation and distribution in this age of cross-media production. One emerging trend is the ability to access the same virtual world in a variety of media platforms. Apparently, the first MMORPG that you can play on your computer and mobile phone was developed by Activate Singapore and published by Nokia … Read more"Cross-Media Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game"

ARG event in Sydney Tomorrow!

42 Entertainment, the company behind massive ARGs such as I Love Bees (a prologue to Halo 2), is behind what Daniel Terdiman of ZDNet News calls ‘a hybrid game–part alternate-reality game, or ARG, part traditional sweepstakes–that’s actually a marketing vehicle for Microsoft’s Windows Vista.’ (You could say that 42 Entertainment are the Hollywood of ARGs.) The game … Read moreARG event in Sydney Tomorrow!

"Audio theatre on your mobile phone"

A heads up from Diablogue informs me of a great sticker narrative project in Melbourne: True Secrets. Possibly inspired by the highly popular sticker art of Yellow Arrow, the stickers are placed in the street with a call-to-action to call a phone number. But, like the novel that is distributed via stickers around the world, Implementation, this … Read more"Audio theatre on your mobile phone"