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A Couple of My Talks, Online

2006 by christy

I gave a talk last week on Finding and Attracting Audiences to film & TV producers at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School Centre for Screen Business, Melbourne. I was briefed to give a talk on how producers can make themselves findable, basically, how producers advertise to reach through the noise. I chose to … Read moreA Couple of My Talks, Online

Txt2Buy, Txt2Give, Txt2Know

2006 by christy

Earlier this month, PayPal launched PayPal Mobile (only available in Canada, US & the UK..grrrr). The service connects your phone to your PayPal account, making you able to purchase from your phone. Advertisements on posters, on websites, in magazines with the icon of Txt2Buy prompt you to enter a code and SMS it to PayPal. … Read moreTxt2Buy, Txt2Give, Txt2Know

RL Drama

2006 by christy

I’ve just watched a video of a virtual event for the third time. I found it so exciting and interesting, but some of you may find this response upsetting. You see, the event was not consensual. In World of Warcraft (WoW), a guild, Illidan, was holding an in-game memorial service for a member who … Read moreRL Drama

Towards a Metaverse

2006 by christy

In Wired recently Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter, commented on the need for a metaverse (a term apparently coined by Neal Stephenson — though I cannot imagine it never being uttered until 1992), a unified platform in which all our avatars can roam freely between the various virtual worlds. He argues:

The Best Quote in the World

2006 by christy

Just did a search for the Best Quote in the World to see what would happen. Well, I was told that “I Love You” was the best quote in the world. Nice. I was trying to be lazy and use the web as an Oracle, without climbing the mountain. Well, I got a wonderful answer, … Read moreThe Best Quote in the World

More Internet Scavenger Hunts

2006 by christy

I’ve mentioned Mark Burnett’s internet scavenger hunts before, and the Mission Impossible one, now there’s one for the film of the Da Vinci Code: The Da Vinci Code Quest on Google. Everyone is teaming up with Google to create these search games. Search is big and fun, and teaming up with Google just makes your property even … Read moreMore Internet Scavenger Hunts

Cross Media Awards & Courses

2006 by christy

I’m collating lists of awards for cross-media productions and courses in cross-media design. Awards I don’t have many at this stage. The problem is, of course, that many people don’t realise that cross-media entertainment is an artform in itself, just like a feature film is, or a TV show. There are some cross-media productions that are … Read moreCross Media Awards & Courses

Fibreculture Mobility issue

2006 by christy

This journal edition came out a while ago (cna you tell I’m going through my long neglected drafts?), but has some interesting papers on mobility. Dong-Hoo Lee documents the experiments with self-image and expression now allowed young Korean women by camera phones. Angel Lin affirms the continuation of older social practices amongst Hong Kong college … Read moreFibreculture Mobility issue

Media Convergence Case Studies

2006 by christy

This is an old post, but a goody. John McMurria of DePaul University has a very interesting article, Broadcasting is Dead, Long Live Broadcasting, published at Flow. He analyses four TV and Internet convergences: Case #1. Disney/ABC has teamed with Apple’s iTunes to offer episodes of 6 current television series for playback on a newly released … Read moreMedia Convergence Case Studies

Alternate Reality Theatre being filmed @ Florida Film Festival

2006 by christy

Hows that for a genre mashup? The Voice is a sponteous theatre production that is being filmed at the Florida Film Festival, it debuted on March 24th. Besides the use of fantastical websites, actors, real world events and locations, the neat thing is the lead of the production has no idea she’s a character in the fiction. … Read moreAlternate Reality Theatre being filmed @ Florida Film Festival