Quote of the week…
Robert Kozinet, of Brandthroposophy: “What Does DRM Really Stand For? Whack-a-Mole!” Read his full post: http://kozinets.net/archives/53
Industry
Some interesting papers on contemporary entertainment
The upcoming London conference, Television Studies Goes Digital, has a few interesting papers: User-Generated Content/Producer-Generated Consumption: How Outsourcing, Crowd-sourcing, and Industrial Identity Theory Fuel Digital TV John T. Caldwell, UCLA Dislocated Screens: The Place of Television in a Mobile Digital Culture William Boddy, Baruch College, City University of New York Joined up thinking for the … Read moreSome interesting papers on contemporary entertainment
My address to the Australian Publishing Industry
As I mentioned previously, last month I gave a talk at the Australian Literature Board’s Publishing the Story of the Future. Although it is very cringe-worthy to me (I’m not my usual lively self and I’m reading a script), I’ve decided to share my slides and the video. The slides are actually best viewed at a bigger size, at slideshare.
DIMEA 2007: Emotional & Entertaining Design
The Second International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment is being held in September in Perth. There will be a few great sessions but one of the keynotes looks fantastic: Professor Masa Inakage, Keio University, Japan. Media Design Aesthetics: Emotional and Entertaining Experience Design for the Ubiquitous Society Our society is in the midst … Read moreDIMEA 2007: Emotional & Entertaining Design
BarCampSydney is here again!
Yes, that is right. Earlier this year I co-unorganised the first BarCampSydney (at the same time many BarCamps were held in Australia). I had a great time the first time around, as you can see from my write-up of the event. Now, due to popular demand (!) BarCampSydney is back! You can come along and present or … Read moreBarCampSydney is here again!
Update on Mobile Phone Content
My old list of mobile phone content has been getting some attention of late. At the time when I wrote it there were not many sites that featured mobile phone content (particularly creative stuff). More recently, however, there has been a growing interest in the area. Here are some links (some old, some new) you … Read moreUpdate on Mobile Phone Content
Authors that Think Outside the Book
A couple of months ago I wrote an article for the Workbook Project: Filmmakers that Think Outside the Film. My latest article in this series is on ‘Authors that Think Outside the Book‘. Let me know your thoughts. 🙂
Thinking Outside the Web
Next Thursday I’ll be presenting at the Web Standards Group in Sydney with a talk called ‘Thinking Outside the Web: How the Entertainment Industry is Integrating All Media and Why’. Thursday 2nd August @ 7pm Australian Museum 6 College Street Sydney (opposite Hyde Park) Museum Theatre Here is a listing of the previous speakers. Hope … Read moreThinking Outside the Web
Publishing the Story of the Future
This Tuesday I will be presenting at this event: The Story of the Future project invites you to a one-day seminar exploring a universe in which a book is a game without buttons. Presented by the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts, Publishing: The Story of the Future will provide inside knowledge … Read morePublishing the Story of the Future
Vlogging for Book Publishers
In a previous post I mentioned video trailers being made for books: Harper Collins Trailers and the wonderful Vidlit. Now Simon and Schuster have started doing video podcast (a type of vlogging) on books: BookVideos.tv. BookVideos.tv offers compelling video stories that give readers insights into some of the world’s best authors. The social media video site … Read moreVlogging for Book Publishers