Apologies for the late notice, but there has been an amazing week of events happening in Second Life. The New Media Consortium has been holding a 12 day Impact of Digital Media Symposium. The pic you see is an event I attended last night for the MacArthur Foundation press conference in to announce their $50 … Read moreInWorld Conference: come on in!
This sound file was passed onto me by a colleague (Kronos you legend) in SecondLife. It’s for all the teachers out there (who have, of course, all been students)… [mp3]
I forgot to tell you about a paper I’ll be delivering at the Association of Internet Researchers Conference: Internet Research 7.0: Internet Convergences in Brisbane late September this year. The paper is titled: How the Internet is Holding the Centre of the Narrative Universe, and the abstract is online. The Internet is an undisputedly influential force in … Read moreUpcoming Paper for AOIR
Well, I’ve finally done it. I’ve moved all info about myself to a single location, my company website: Star of Dena. It was getting a bit too ridiculous updating my details in so many locations, AND I wanted to practice what I preach. I’ve created a pivot point, a page that lists all the websites … Read moreMy Company Website: Star of Dena
I gave a talk last week on Finding and Attracting Audiences to film & TV producers at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School Centre for Screen Business, Melbourne. I was briefed to give a talk on how producers can make themselves findable, basically, how producers advertise to reach through the noise. I chose to … Read moreA Couple of My Talks, Online
Earlier this month, PayPal launched PayPal Mobile (only available in Canada, US & the UK..grrrr). The service connects your phone to your PayPal account, making you able to purchase from your phone. Advertisements on posters, on websites, in magazines with the icon of Txt2Buy prompt you to enter a code and SMS it to PayPal. … Read moreTxt2Buy, Txt2Give, Txt2Know
I’ve just watched a video of a virtual event for the third time. I found it so exciting and interesting, but some of you may find this response upsetting. You see, the event was not consensual. In World of Warcraft (WoW), a guild, Illidan, was holding an in-game memorial service for a member who … Read moreRL Drama
Just did a search for the Best Quote in the World to see what would happen. Well, I was told that “I Love You” was the best quote in the world. Nice. I was trying to be lazy and use the web as an Oracle, without climbing the mountain. Well, I got a wonderful answer, … Read moreThe Best Quote in the World
I’ve mentioned Mark Burnett’s internet scavenger hunts before, and the Mission Impossible one, now there’s one for the film of the Da Vinci Code: The Da Vinci Code Quest on Google. Everyone is teaming up with Google to create these search games. Search is big and fun, and teaming up with Google just makes your property even … Read moreMore Internet Scavenger Hunts
I’m collating lists of awards for cross-media productions and courses in cross-media design. Awards I don’t have many at this stage. The problem is, of course, that many people don’t realise that cross-media entertainment is an artform in itself, just like a feature film is, or a TV show. There are some cross-media productions that are … Read moreCross Media Awards & Courses