Last week at Transmedia Vancouver, I presented an Introduction to Transmedia class. I wanted to cover a lot of the overview and basics of transmedia storytelling for those members new to transmedia and provide them with resources, so that in the future, our conversations can really move forward, into the nuts and bolts, into a… Continue reading »
Jul
12
Future of Transmedia Vancouver
Back in May, Transmedia Vancouver held its meetup somewhat in celebration of having been active for a whole year. Besides having a good discussion of ideas and projects, we talked a bit about where we wanted Transmedia Vancouver to go in the future — did we want to go the Transmedia New York route and… Continue reading »
Feb
20
A Shift in Paradigm
At last week’s Transmedia Vancouver Meetup, we had a number of new faces in the crowd, which was exciting. So I decided we should talk a bit about what transmedia storytelling is, before letting the discussion go into the minutiae of funding and such concerns. I asked three long-time members to give their definitions, and… Continue reading »
Jan
23
This Stuff Is Awesome: Andrea Phillips at Transmedia Vancouver
Way back at the start of December, the Transmedia Vancouver Meetup used our digital magic to bring a signal carrying the wisdom of Andrea Phillips all the way from Long Island to our little group. Andrea talked us through a number of the projects she’s worked on, and 15 lessons she learned from them. You… Continue reading »
Nov
24
The Business of Art: Brian Clark at Transmedia Vancouver (2/2)
One For Them, One for Us Back at StoryWorld, Brian Clark mentioned a business tactic that inspired a lot of us from Vancouver, and that was “one for them, one for us.” Do the projects for clients in order to make money, then use that money to help fund your own projects, to do the… Continue reading »
Nov
23
The Business of Art: Brian Clark at Transmedia Vancouver (1/2)
Yesterday, Transmedia Vancouver hosted Brian Clark of GMD Studios as our guest speaker. Though piped in via a Skype connection with unsteady audio, Brian’s hour with us was chock full of great insights. Especially due to the fact that not everyone caught everything Brian said, my summary of the conversation here is going to attempt… Continue reading »
Nov
07
Thoughts from Conferences
In the last two weeks, I attended as many transmedia conferences: Merging Media in Vancouver, and StoryWorld in San Francisco. My head is still reeling from the experience, which I can only describe as “awesome” in every sense of the word. At both events, I have to say that while many of the panels and… Continue reading »
Sep
05
Co-Creation: Scott Walker at Transmedia Vancouver
Last week, the Transmedia Vancouver Meetup had our second guest speaker. Scott Walker was kind enough to Skype in from the LA area to talk to us about value co-creation with an audience and how it relates to transmedia storytelling. Value co-creation happens when you have an audience that loves your storyworld and wants to… Continue reading »
Jul
06
Animism: Zeros 2 Heroes at Transmedia Vancouver
A week ago, the Transmedia Vancouver Meetup group had its second get-together, this time with a guest speaker. Matt Toner, president of Vancouver-based transmedia company Zeros 2 Heroes, spoke to the twenty-something attendees about their transmedia project Animism. Animism was a project concept developed by Zeros 2 Heroes (a company that is primarily technology-based, but… Continue reading »
May
20
Meetup Overview; Transmedia as World
On Wednesday, I held the first Transmedia Vancouver Meetup to discuss transmedia and what we wanted from the group. There were about a dozen attendees, which I thought a fantastic turnout for a first meeting. There’s a lot of interest in this city, as has been clear from the previous Merging Media conferences and seminars.… Continue reading »
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