Digital Games – Page 4 – Universe Creation 101

Unpacking a "TransMedia" video

2007 by christy

I stumbled across this video by Mickey Gilchrist and Scott Bartlett that is titled “transmedia”. The inference, then, is that this video is a collection of transmedia examples. Have a look: [youtube QBusjqW7wRA] Now, in an effort to demythologise what ‘transmedia’ and ‘cross-media’ etc is, I’ll take the opportunity to unpack the relations between the segments … Read moreUnpacking a "TransMedia" video

DIMEA 2007: Second International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts

2007 by christy

The DIMEA 2007: Second International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts will be held on the 19th – 21st September 2007 in Perth, Western Australia. DIMEA 2007 is organised jointly by Murdoch University and ACM SIG CHI (Singapore Chapter). DIMEA 2007 is a cross-disciplinary conference that will bring together researchers from the … Read moreDIMEA 2007: Second International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts

Virtual Worlds Awards

2007 by christy

Neverdie (from Entropia) and Anshe Chung (real estate tycoon? from Second Life) have teamed together to launch the first ever Virtual Worlds Awards. The Virtual Worlds Academy was founded in march 2007, by Neverdie and Anshe Chung to organize Events that spotlight and recognize the artistic, technological, commercial and cultural development of all Virtual worlds … Read moreVirtual Worlds Awards

Videogame symphony hits Australia!

2007 by christy

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!

SL ARG Group

2007 by christy

Onder Skall, who I cited earlier with my post about Manoa!, has put a call out for those interested in a Second Life ARG Group. Here is his call: I’m scouting out the possibility of putting together a group in Second Life for people who love Alternate Reality Gaming. This would just be a group … Read moreSL ARG Group

Discover Manoa!: Second Life RPG & the problem with ARGs

2007 by christy

Oder Skall of the Second Life Herald posted about this latest ‘experience’ in the online virtual world Second Life. The press release about the experience sounds quite enticing:

Cross-Media Interaction Design & Nokia Research Labs

2007 by christy

I’m about to hope on a plane to go to Sweden, then Finland, Amsterdam, Paris and many places in the US. It will be a great trip…meeting lots of cross-media researchers who I’ve known through cyberspace for a long time, sharing my research and insights and…having a break. My first engagement is a talk for … Read moreCross-Media Interaction Design & Nokia Research Labs

In-Game Advertising: the V-Lodge model

2007 by christy

A while ago I was invited to join the community at V-Lodge. V-Lodge is created by Sergey Salomakhin and Mikhail Zislis. Here is their description: Our project for in-game advertising, V-Lodge, works from the following assumptions: * A new approach to in-game advertising is required, “virtual billboards” arent’ doing any good! This goes for both … Read moreIn-Game Advertising: the V-Lodge model

Second Life and broadcast tiering

2007 by christy

I’ve been watching closely the different methods used to tier…to broadcast events that happen inside of the online virtual world Second Life. One of the biggest problems with holding SL events is that there is a restriction on how many people can attend. Too many and the sim will go down. There are a … Read moreSecond Life and broadcast tiering

Game Studies Download(s)

2007 by christy

Ian Bogost, Jane McGonigal and Mia Consalvo are back with their great sampling of the latest game research. Game Studies Download 2.0 is available for download now. It is a great idea that is quite popular at the Game Developers Conference it is presented at and generally everywhere online! Indeed, I think it is such a good … Read moreGame Studies Download(s)