Can We Still LOVE Passive Entertainment?

Old School Film in The New World 22 July 2011 | 1 Comment

In Jeffrey Katzenberg’s recent interview with FortuneĀ  (watch the full interview video below) which has garnered some media attention over the last couple of days, he lambasts the “showbiz” for being too much biz and not enough show. He thinks almost every film this year so far “sucks”. While I wouldn’t entirely disagree with the [...]

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A Guide To #Transmedia March Madness

Curations 4 March 2011 | 1 Comment

Since March is turning out to be a particularly robust month in Transmedia happenings, I thought I’d give you a short list of the good stuff. DIY DAYS MARCH 5 9:30AM – 4:30PM The New School, NYC FREE Speakers include Wired Magazine’s Frank Rose discussing his book The Art of Immersion, Lance Weiler discussing his [...]

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Romeo & Juliet R like…so in love on Twitter

Convergences Worth Noting 28 April 2010 | 0 Comments

NURSE: @Jess_nurse I’m devistated! What am I gna do? X JULIET: @julietcap16 You need to remember that he didn’t tell you the truth. Do you honestly WANT to be with someone who lies to you? Ok, that exchange between Juliet and Nurse is probably not the Shakespeare verse you remember from your high school English [...]

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Technology and Narrative Convergences

Interactive Experiences 21 December 2009 | 0 Comments

When I travel, I always have a dilemma: I can never decide whether I’m in the mood for a classic book, a bestseller, a biography or a gossip magazine. I’m not sure if my habits are typical of an avid reader in this day and age or not. I read multiple books and periodicals simultaneously [...]

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