christy Here are some great “web 2.0” web TV betas that are buzzing around at the moment: * UStream: 24 hour live streaming to the web. Rather than precorded moments, you get it live. * Kyte.tv: Well designed site that makes creating your own channel, polls, slideshows etc so easy. You can watch put video all … Read moreSome Great "Web 2.0" Web TV Betas
This looks interesting: The automaker [Toyota] has fittingly teamed with the Warner Bros. series Smallville for an integrated transmedia campaign via Saatchi and Saatchi, Los Angeles, that breaks tonight and will include on-air comic book creative from DC Comics in the form of content wraps during breaks in the popular series. Content wraps replace regular … Read moreSmallville, comics, Yaris, content wraps & Saatchi and Saatchi
Faye Martel has contacted me, she is the first researcher in the Philippines I’m aware of looking at the area of cross-media. She’s doing an MA in Communications at the Ateneo de Manila University. At present, she’s struggling to find some cross-media projects in the Philippines…and so am I. So, if you know of any, please … Read moreCross-media researcher in Philippines & an update on the term
One of the areas of industry cross-media research is that of marketing companies comign up with methods to assess the effectiveness of multi-platform campaigns. One company that looks at this area is Dynamic Logic. Dynamic Logic’s CrossMedia Research™ is designed for advertisers, agencies and publishers: Measure the value and synergy of multi-media ad campaigns Quantify … Read moreCross-Media Marketing Effectiveness Measures
I stumbled across walking artist Hamish Fulton (his works) whilst in Paris. He takes photos while he walks. He claims the walk is the artwork but the photographs are the only thing he can sell. Love this: I like this because of the truth of it, experiences reign supreme. But I’d also like to add a perspective … Read more"AN OBJECT CANNOT COMPETE WITH AN EXPERIENCE", but
PLAY! is coming to Sydney Jason Michael Paul Productions, Inc. and Sydney Opera House has announced that Sydney will be the first Australian date on the world tour of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony. A new concert series that draws its scores from a catalogue of blockbuster video games, PLAY! will be premiered at one … Read moreVideogame symphony hits Australia!
Whew! What a title. AXMEDIS looks interesting. The conference is being held on the 28-30th November at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. In the Internet as well as in the digital era, cross-media production and distribution represent key developments and innovations that are fostered by emergent technologies to ensure better value for money while optimising … Read moreCFP: 3rd International Conference on Automated Production of Cross Media Content for Multi-channel Distribution
The first Book Fair will be held in Second Life this weekend (April 20-22). “The SL Book Fair brings together publishers, book sellers, authors, book developers, and readers to present and share their ideas around the use of books in Second Life.” Over 30 companies and individuals will exhibit, including Bantam Dell, Vision, Snowbooks, Conte Verlag, SL … Read moreSecond Life Book Fair
Fro those who have never played an ARG and are interested in understanding them more, here are some sample ARGs. * Dave Szulborski‘s ‘Errant Memories’. A game Szulborski created for beginners. He takes you through the whole process, explains what do in his two books: This is Not a Game, 2005, pp. 343-377 and Through … Read moreSample ARGs
Twitter is an application (see on the top of my left sidebar) that allows you to post a 140 character limit message. The basic idea is that you comment on what you are doing. But people are using it in all manner of ways. Here are some ways it is being used in entertainment: NonFiction: … Read moreTwitter and entertainment