Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age
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a look at the creative and technical worlds of immersive storytelling
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2014: Thoughts on Transmedia

2014: Thoughts on Transmedia | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Nick DeMartino:  "For the past couple of years I’ve been asked to contribute to year-end round-ups of the year in media, curated by transmedia producer and blogger Simon Staffans. I’ll post the link to the 2014 edition in a subsequent post, but for now, here’s a version of his questions and my answers."

Michael Kosmides's curator insight, January 24, 2015 7:12 AM

How do you call yourself? And how does that relate to journalism narratives?

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[Nick DeMartino] At Least Five Things I Learned From Story World 2012

[Nick DeMartino]  At Least Five Things I Learned From Story World 2012 | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Nick DeMartino: "I choose to think of the Story World Conference as a bellwether for the health of the transmedia community. What did #SWC12 tell us? Here are my thoughts a couple of weeks after the conference, held over three days in mid-October in Los Angeles" ...

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Transmedia sorting hat

The famous Harry Potter sorting hat. It’s a fitting metaphor for this presentation, as I sort through the emerging history of transmedia storytelling.
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Why Marshall McLuhan Would Dig Transmedia and DIY Distribution

Why Marshall McLuhan Would Dig Transmedia and DIY Distribution | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Even though "transmedia" projects are immersed in technologies (film, video, television, online video, games, live events, mobile media, telephone calls… you name it), its leading practitioners (and theoreticians) often insist that "it's all about story."

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The Fanthropology of Theatrics

The Fanthropology of Theatrics | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Nick DeMartino:  "The session was called "Unlock the Power of Fans" at Transmedia Los Angeles’ monthly meetup earlier this week, but I’ll remember it as the Fanthropology of Theatrics, because I learned so much about the way audiences are using the new collaborative storytelling platform that I was there to represent."

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Nick DeMartino takes us through Theatrics, the storytelling tool behind Beckinfield, Welcome To Sanditon, and Psych's The S#cial Sector.

Fred Harden's curator insight, June 9, 2013 10:30 PM

Now to move this up a notch, what about a few slicker videos, wannabe actors etc.?

Jim Lerman's curator insight, September 2, 2013 2:49 PM

Quite an intriguiging new platform.

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Talking Transmedia with Nick DeMartino

Talking Transmedia with Nick DeMartino | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Peter Gutierrez: "Although DeMartino is not himself an academic, he’s a top consultant specializing in digital production/distribution (which includes transmedia, naturally), and has clearly devoted a lot of time to considering transmedia’s broader ramifications… especially those that relate to the K-12 world."

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• OF STORIES & WORLDS: What the Transmedia Movement has to Teach ... (And to Learn)  

• OF STORIES & WORLDS: What the Transmedia Movement has to Teach ... (And to Learn)   | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

If nothing else, last week's Story World Conference in San Francisco affirmed the reality of a new creative movement devoted to transmedia storytelling.

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