A new mobisode is out that looks like it was created using Hollywood production standards, as well as Hollywood stars. Flatland, a Ruddy Morgan Organization Production (the fellows who brought us Million Dollar Baby and The Godfather), was created for worldwide distribution through mobile and broadband. The mobile design & producer is Timothy Shey, who … Read moreMobisode, Hollywood style
ARGs are one of the most developed forms of CME, interactive narrative and participatory design. The video of the ARG Fest that I’ve mentioned before is available for free via Bitorrent, through Grey Lodge. The contents include: 1) Perplex City by Mind Candy Ltd with Michael Smith and Adrian Hon 2) The Art of the … Read moreFREE ARG video
What do new media writers think the future of digital writing? When asked how digital writing will change in the next 10 years, they answered thus: “Ten years from now bandwidth and storage constraints might be completely gone. Video will be high definition, organic memory will make personally storing terabytes of information an unremarkable thing … Read moreDigital Writers get into the Prediction Game
I believe that one of the characteristics of contemporary entertainment is the blurring of the productions stages, in particular, how production blurs into publication/broadcast. I have previously called this the ‘caught-with-hair-in-the-curlers-aesthetic’ regarding the Girl Friday blog and even mentioned recently at LAMP the impact of the Blair Witch website on the reception of the film … Read moreTake a Peek at Blue Tights
Max Giovagnoli’s book is out, and I just received my copy in the mail. I wish I could read Italian! I can see that Max has utilised alot of what I’ve written on this blog over the last year or so, but he has cited me, which is good. He has also referred to researchers … Read moreFare Cross-Media out
I haven’t been posting much because I’ve been preparing for a week-long residential in which I’m a CME mentor! I’m off doing that this week for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation so may not be posting next week either. However, know this: that soon I’ll be letting you know about some more cross-media researchers and launching … Read moreBe Back Soon
The long awaited report by Nielsen Entertainment Video Game Benchmark Report I’ve mentioned this report before, and discussed about some other stats. For those of us who don’t have a dream researcher budget, ACTeN provide some more stats: * Wait and See: Many active gamers appear to be in a holding pattern, before making a … Read moreLatest Gamer and Mobile stats
** This page obsolete: now see my Mobile Drama Round Up ** Okay, I’m putting together a list of the Top Ten Mobisodes; only problem is, there isn’t that many, so it isn’t really a top ten, but a list of ten mobisodes that have been made. The following are not necessarily mobisodes that are … Read moreTop Ten Mobisodes
I’ve been at the Australiasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment being held in Sydney this week. There is still one day to go but I feel compelled to *download* my impressions before the final blast of input and then distraction of catching-up on delayed duties. The attendees are computer science students working with game technologies, interactive … Read moreInteractive Entertainment Conference: Day 1a
Keren Flavell has a great blog, The Mobile Media Show, that distributes podcasts of interviews she has with mobile arts creators (and other news and reviews). Here is a bit of her description: I have turned my attention to what this marvelous little gadget can do for us in terms of distributed entertainment. To that … Read moreMobile Industry Creators Podcasts