Consulting for Openindie!

Consulting for Openindie!

By christy on March 8, 2010

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be consulting to filmmakers at Openindie. Openindie, if you don’t know, is created by Arin Crumley and Kieran Masterton. It is described as follows:
OpenIndie, in the first instance, is a user generated film screening site with the aim of democratizing distribution. Development will take place over a number [...]

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Parody and Design

Parody and Design

By christy on March 8, 2010

As many of you would be aware, the World Bank is behind a new online game called Evoke.

EVOKE trailer (a new online game) from Alchemy on Vimeo.

What is interesting is that already — while there has been much publicity before the game, it officially started on March 3rd — a parody has been created. Invoke is described as an “ARG to [...]

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My preso for Reboot:

By christy on February 23, 2010

While I was in Bateau Bay mentoring for the Indigenous Crossover Lab I also gave a presentation at Reboot: The Documentary Organisation of Canada web conference. Although I wish I could say I have a keyring Tardis, I actually just put online a PPT for the guests. There were a few remote as well as [...]

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Off to mentor at Crossover Sydney

Off to mentor at Crossover Sydney

By christy on February 12, 2010

I’m flying out to mentor at the next Crossover Sydney. Crossover, if you’re not aware, is a UK-based world-leading residential event that aims at facilitating innovation and cross-platform projects through cross-fertilisation. Here is their description:
While TV and film have been dominant forces in 20th century media, the 21st century will see moving image content [...]

Alison’s Online Transmedia Storytelling Course

By christy on February 10, 2010

In 2007 I mentored a student in the De Montfort University Online MA in Creative Writing and New Media program. I taught there (remotely) for a few years and now the archive is online. It really was innovative and I am sad to see that it is no-longer online. There will be other courses online [...]

Tools for Indie ARG Developers

By christy on February 9, 2010

Jeff Watson emailed a short while ago saying how he was inspired by a post I did on cross-media tools. He is developing an ARG class and wanted to create a really free or low-cost listing of tools ARG developers can use. And he has done it! Check out the post here: http://remotedevice.net/blog/arg-tools/

Content 360 – MIPTV Cross Media Challenge

Content 360 – MIPTV Cross Media Challenge

By christy on February 9, 2010

Only a few days left to submit to Content 360: MIPTV Cross Media Challenge
A rapid-fire LIVE competition across 6 different categories for independent producers, agencies and digital designers to pitch A-list commissioners on original interactive cross-platform content ideas.  Over the last 4 years, 1,400 ideas were received, 42 countries [...]

Cross Media NYC

Cross Media NYC

By christy on February 9, 2010

Looks like a great event coming up in NYC on March 10th: Cross Media NYC. It includes a great bunch of speakers (including Jeff Gomez). Here is the description:
Our goal is to bridge the gap between the different media sectors in order share information and find new opportunities. We want the gaming people to meet the [...]

Cards Games to Develop Design Skills

Cards Games to Develop Design Skills

By christy on February 9, 2010

A few years ago I started developing a card game to teach transmedia design skills. I had to put it aside because of work and study commitments, but now I’m keen to develop it again. As part of my research into this I looked at a few design card games and so I’d share them [...]

My Super First Day

By christy on February 7, 2010

Last year, Andrea Phillips and Jay Bushman of Alchemy Storytelling started an online website called My Super First Day. The idea is anyone can contribute to the fiction: “Think up a superpower and write the story of your first day with it. Did you use your powers for good or evil? Were they [...]

Tips on turning your dissertation into a book

By christy on February 3, 2010

In Twitter, I noticed Matt Gold (@mkgold) shared tweets being delivered by (@fhi_duke – Franklin Humanities Institute). The tweeter was at a session about turning your dissertation into a book. The talk was by Ken Wissoker, the Editorial Director of Duke University Press (@kwissoker). I thought the info was great, and so I’m posting here the  tweets [...]

I've just submitted a PhD on a new form of storytelling & gaming; consulting to clients on cross-platform projects; and I am developing my own projects.
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Contact me via email: christy at this domain.

Upcoming Appearances

> Crossover Lab Australia, North Syd, Feb, 2010
> The Documentary Organisation of Canada cross-platform web conference ReBoot, 16th Feb, 2010 (remote presentation)
> Australian Film Festival launch, Sydney, 24th Feb, 2010
> The Edge launch and panelist, Queensland, 26-27th Feb, 2010
> Cartoons on the Bay, Portofino, Italy, 15-18th April, 2010
> Sydney Writer's Festival, May, 2010
> The Pixel Lab: The Cross-Media Film Workshop, London, July, 2010

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