Industry

In-Game Advertising: the V-Lodge model

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

Mumbai Lab for FRAMES: Digital Entertainment

On the 26th-28th March, the X|Media|Lab will hold a special lab in Mumbai on ‘Digital Entertianment’.   The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) FRAMES conference is India’s largest entertainment business event with over 1,500 delegates – it’s the ‘who’s who’ of Indian film, television, animation, interactive, and mobile content. X|Media|Lab is an … Read moreMumbai Lab for FRAMES: Digital Entertainment

Australian ARG "Artefact" receives AFC funding

Thankyou Colin for the heads up on this great news. “Artefact”, an alternate reality game developed by Mini Studios, Stephen Sewell and Vudu Mobile, has received Strand V funding from the Australian Film Commission. The project is described as follows: Famed Australian playwright and feature writer Stephen Sewell (Stephen Sewell) and Mini Vudu have teamed … Read moreAustralian ARG "Artefact" receives AFC funding

Assholes, Dinosaurs, Cables & Entrepreneurialism as Activism

I’ve known as few nasty people in my life. Who hasn’t? I have always been surprised, however, at how many people in positions of power (leadership?) are actually not nice people. Indeed, I have actually found that in many situations people are leaders of companies or organisations because they believe/assume they should be rather than being the best person for the job, and because they bully, intimidate and manipulate people into supporting them. Fear is the oily rag that keeps these people going — both their own and that of those around them. But is this the only reason why these people stay in power? Are there business reasons? In other words, do they do good with their bad?

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BarCampSydney happening tomorrow!

Oh my. It was six months ago that I put my name down to organise the first BarCamp in Sydney, in Australia. I wasn’t alone for long, within a couple months a mighty team came on board: Russ Weakley, Jason Yip, Mick Liubinskas and Rich Buggy. We’ve got Microsoft, Google, Linux etc sponsoring us and about 200 people from major corporations, startups and individuals coming. It is going to be big and exciting and fun. But what am I talking about when I say ‘BarCamp’?

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TV of Tomorrow, next month

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Tracey Swedlow, the lady behind the ultra informative [itvt] is holding an industry conference, TV of Tomorrow Show. I have mentioned this before, but thought a reminder post was due since it is being held on March 13-14th in San Francisco, California. The event will include the announcement of the winners of the inaugural Awards for Corporate Achievement in Interactive and Multiplatform Television. I am interested to see who receives an award, hopefully it will be a work that is truly innovative and is quality. Interesting sessions include:

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International 3D Earth Challenge

INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL EARTH 3D VISUALIZATION GRAND CHALLENGE How can we better experience this world of ours at the cross roads of human impacts and climate change?  How can we best communicate these experiences, particularly in light of the major changes Earth now faces, as one world?  How can we most compellingly understand and communicate those … Read moreInternational 3D Earth Challenge