christy I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the great work that Julie Meloni and Jeremy Douglass did on creating the first Academic Citation Generator for blogs (at present only WordPress). I was part of the testing and did have it installed on my blog but forgot it when I changed servers. So, here … Read moreAcademic Citation Generator Back
I announced just recently that I work in SL as a journalist and that the magazine, SLATENight, is now online. Well now you can download a pdf of the magazine. I was also interviewed for ABC’s Radio National programme: Background Briefing a couple of weeks ago. The segment is about virtual money etc and is … Read moreSecond Life Update: me on radio & a pdf
The paper I wrote for the upcoming Association of Internet Researchers Conference: Internet Convergences, How the Internet is Holding the Center of Conjured Universes, is now online. The Internet is an indisputably influential force in changes to the way entertainment is conceived, produced, distributed, experienced and critiqued. Little is known, however, about how the Internet is used … Read moreMy paper is now online: the role of the Net in cross-media entertainment
Church of the Customer have a great post on the 5 Lessons For Marketers. Film producers, have a look.
In stark contrast to the rollicking and genuine experience of the Kevin Smith launch at the State Theatre in Sydney last night, was the club launch of Yahoo!7’s new online interactive drama: PS Trixi. The new property, a multi-platform drama with an Internet pivot point, is officially launched on August 28th but you can see … Read moreAustralia's 1st Online Drama!, again
I was lucky to have the opportunity to not only see the special launch of Kevin Smith’s Clerks II in Australia last night 9 days before it hits the cinemas, but…wait for it…I was at the Q&A session with Kevin Smith — the first time he has ever been to Australia!!! OMG! It was an … Read moreKevin Smith Snookers everyone with MySpace Rewards
Great news from Jeremy Nathan of DV8 films about digital cinema. Digitmart a Montréal-based non-profit organization established in April 2005 by founding Chair Daniel Langlois. Digimart operates an annual digital cinema market that provides business and networking opportunities for the global film industry. Digimart is an innovative forum for the dissemination of film and the promotion of … Read moreInternational Digital Cinema Blog & Event
Ian Bogost — respected ludologist, co-founder of Water Cooler Games and author of Unit Operations (his most recent book) — has reviewed Henry Jenkins’ book Convergence Culture. It is a lengthy review in which Bogost queries, of course, Jenkin’s introduction of his own terms and the use of ‘storytelling’ in ‘transmedia storytelling’. Jenkins has responded too, … Read moreExcolunt!: Academic Debate about Convergence Culture
There are academic journals for just about everything and thankfully one on Lost too. Lost Studies will be doing a special issue soon on the Lost ARG. Amy Bauer has encouraged academics to submit essays for the forthcoming issue: I am doing a special issue on the ARG, including work by academics and fans reflecting on all aspects … Read moreLost Academic Journal
Continuing on from his last one, Asi Sharabi has published his second report on You Tube.