Yep, you read it right. I’m presenting my theory on Mono-Polymorphism tomorrow (Friday Sept 15th) at Sydney University at a talk I was invited to give. 🙂 Mono-Polymorphism: A Paradigm for Understanding Cross-Media Entertainment Christy Dena In the age of cross-media production works are distributed over time and space like never before. A story can … Read moreMy Next Academic Talk: Mono-Polymorphism
As with all conjured universes that have a premature ending or unpopulated grid, the Whedonverse, specifically Firefly and Serenity verse, has been persisted by fans. There are some wonderful fanfics such as the fan-made TV-series Into the Black and the live-action paromage (what I call a parody that is a homage) Mosquito. More recently there is also … Read moreThe Whedonverse Expands
The Australian Film, Television and Radio School has asked me to come in a give a lunchtime seminar on Cross-Media Entertainment. It is for practitioners across the whole school but outsiders are welcome to come too. Tomorrow at 1pm. Apologies for the late notice as I was waiting for the very sexy poster that you … Read moreTalk on Cross-Media Entertainment at AFTRS
APPLY NOW TO EVOLVE YOUR MEDIA OCTOBER 06 – THE 5th LIVE-IN-LAMP – TASMANIA Discover emerging media opportunities and create compelling next generation media at the next Laboratory for Advanced Media Production residential, proudly supported by Screen Tasmania through the Department of Economic Development. LAMP is designed to future-proof projects by guiding creative teams … Read moreTASSIE LAMP Call for Works/Teams
Jeremy Douglass, my wonderful co-blogger at WRT, interviewed new media arts legend Nick Montfort for the current issue of the Iowa Review Web. Jane McGonigal, ARG researcher and designer, was also interviewed (by Scott Rettberg — another new media arts legend and guest editor for the issue). Jane claims that players create Gesamtkunstwerk. I have cited Wagner’s … Read moreJane and Jeremy in Iowa Review Web
September 16 – 29, 2006 Waking City is a game unlike any other game you’ve ever played. Its setting is your everyday life. It takes place over phone calls, e-mails and letters — but more than anything, it takes place on the streets of Toronto. For two weeks in September, teams of 5-10 players will … Read moreARG/PuzzleHunt/UrbanGaming: Waking City
I went to see a film at the cinema last night with my little brother and sister: My Super Ex-Girlfriend. I was delighted to see for the first time (for me) a verbal reference to a URL during a film. Not just a URL at the end of a film in the credits but a … Read moreFilm to Web CTA!
Monique has posted about a very interesting upcoming event: Cross-Media horizons after the World Cup being held in Cologne on the 25th August. 10:00 ? 10:10 Introduction Dr. Bettina Horster, eco; Wilfried Runde, Deutsche Welle/INCCOM-Project Host: Jochen Spangenberg/Wilfried Runde, Deutsche Welle 10:15 – 10:25 Cross-Media and EC policies Barbara Gessler, Representative of the European commission … Read moreWorld Cup Integrated Marketing Discussion
Jason Mittell, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Film & Media Culture at Middlebury College, is one academic (of some) who is playing and analysing the Lost ARG: The Lost Experience. I’ve covered his work in the upcoming ARG whitepaper, but for now check out his latest offerings online. He has two articles on the … Read moreLost Analysis Update
Just a quick note first, apologies for the continual loss of transmission over these past couple of months. I have a shocking VPS and am in the process of moving all my sites to a new, very fantastic one. But anyway, back to this post. The latest issue of Leonardo Electronic Almanac has a special issue … Read moreLocative Arts papers