Yesterday I was interviewed by Vanessa Cornford. Vanessa is the Course Leader and a Lecturer of Acting & Contemporary Theatre Making at Northbrook College Sussex. She currently researches whether the trend towards transmedia requires a change in the way actors are trained. Given that relatively little has been said on how acting may be
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Here’s the last part of my coverage of this year’s Storyworld Conference. Be sure to check out parts 1 and 2 as well and to check back for my reflections on the current trends and approaches in the transmedia community. Friday, October 19th 2012 The last day was defined by two presentations and a
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You can find the SWC12 re-cap of Day 1 here. As stated in my first re-cap, I will only be highlighting a few of the points that were made, namely those that offered new ideas and/or new approaches compared to SWC11. Thursday, October 18th 2012 Storyworld’s second day started out with a presentation of “Take
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DAY 3: Talk: Story Architecture – Crafting Transmedia Design Siobhan O’Flynn, Karine Halpern with Scott Walker How to lead audiences across different platforms is still a challenge of transmedia, and it is a crucial question for experience design. Stories are so popular because they communicate experiences and emotions. Design principles for transmedia stories: Non-linear spatial
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DAY 2 – Morning Talk: It all started with a Mouse – Orrin Shively (Disney) in conversation with Alison Norrington Mickey’s 10 commandments (by Marty Sklar): Know your audience. Wear your guests’ shoes. Organize the flow of people and ideas. Create a weenie. Communicate with visual literacy.
This is the second part in my ‘Why Transmedia’ series. Please click to go to Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4. Transmedia Offers Great Possibilities for Fans to Get Involved “It’s the time that you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.” - The wolf in Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince I know that
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