Rite of Fire

Well, I ‘ve just experienced a rite of passage that every researcher goes through at some time: a loss of alot of data. Since I’ve moved interstate I’ve been trying to get my data off an old Linux server. Finally, last night, the system had enough and for some uncanny reason purged the one database I … Read moreRite of Fire

Did you say Teamwork?

I’m still sorting through old files and finding lots of items I’ve been meaning to share. One is this report which is 4 years old (yep, I’ve been busy), but it is well worth knowing about if you missed it the first time around. French, Swiss and Danish Scientists were studying the ant colonies in … Read moreDid you say Teamwork?

Worldwide Map of Cross-Media Researchers

Inspired by a map created for botmasters, I’ve created a Frappr map for us! The map allows you do add a pin (like Google Earth, indeed, running with data supplied by Google). So, every cross-media researcher can add themselves to this map. We’ll see then just how many are in Europe! Add away! http://www.frappr.com/crossmediaresearchers Note: … Read moreWorldwide Map of Cross-Media Researchers

Its all happening in Europe

If you haven’t already noticed, Europe is the place to be if you’re creating, researching or experiencing CME. It is not surprising considering the technology available in the home (and therefore the services then supplied to audiences). Here is a list of some of the sites about CME by those living in Europe: Monique de Haas’ blog, Netherlands Jill Walker’s blog, … Read moreIts all happening in Europe

MIT has a dedicated Transmedia Storytelling Lab!

Henry Jenkins was one of the first media theorists to identify the subject of my research and and what he terms “transmedia storytelling”. He is co-heading a dedicated research lab at MIT now, called the Convergence Culture Consortium. The Consortium is geared towards, it seems, providing data to industry as well as contributing to scholarship. … Read moreMIT has a dedicated Transmedia Storytelling Lab!

Cross-Media Researchers 2: Andrew McKenzie

This is the second post in a series of posts about new cross-media researchers. Introducing… Andrew McKenzie, PhD candidate, Creative Media, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Here is his description, from a listserv conversation: My research is into areas of narrative structure and content creation. For my PHD I’m going to be devising theories surrounding the … Read moreCross-Media Researchers 2: Andrew McKenzie

Cross-Media Researchers 1: Anja Bechmann Petersen

Many blogs have posts about predictions for this year (including me!), and some have round-ups of the previous year. This post is the beginning of a round-up of last year. Not a round-up of cross-media projects, cross-media in the news or the cross-media industry; instead, over the next few posts I’ll be doing a round-up … Read moreCross-Media Researchers 1: Anja Bechmann Petersen

Some more CFPs for researchers

Here are some CFPs that are relevant to cross-media researchers: Trans –: Negotiations and Resistance, 19th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, Association of English Graduate Students ***Abstract Deadline: January 20th, 2006*** University of Southern California, Los Angeles April 7 – 8, 2006 ***CFP*** Trans- is a prefix circulating with increasing frequency, not only in the titles and … Read moreSome more CFPs for researchers

Academic references to CME

I’ve found 2 references to my research into the narrative aspects of cross-media entertainment (beyond paper & book citations), for teaching. One is for a subject run Dr Ismail S. Talib at the Department of English Language & Literature of the National University of Singapore: Narrative Connections. The subject explores: The connections of narrative to … Read moreAcademic references to CME