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New Publication: Hand Made High Tech

New Publication: Hand Made High Tech

In 2011, I was commissioned by if:book Australia to write an article on transmedia writing. The article, ‘Do You Have a Big Stick?’,  has now been published in their first ebook: Hand Made High Tech, along with a great collections of essays on writing. Throughout 2011, if:book Australia commissioned essays from ten Australian writers on the [...]

2011 World Tour: Sweden, The Netherlands, Canada & USA :)

The only international travel I’ve agreed to in the last year has been the Transmedia International Masterclass in Marseille. That was a great experience not just because of the location, but because it was the first transmedia event I had been to that was primarily directed to emerging game developers. It was lots of fun [...]

CFP: Crossmedia Innovations: Texts, Markets, Institutions, Education

I often get invites to be a part of books on trans/cross-media, but rarely have the time to be a part of them. When the call for papers is open, I share the details. So here is one for the scholars out there: CALL FOR PAPERS Edited book: “Crossmedia Innovations: Texts, Markets, Institutions, Education” Editors: Dr. Indrek Ibrus [...]

Emerging Writers’ Festival – Special Brisbane Digital Writers event

Emerging Writers’ Festival – Special Brisbane Digital Writers event

I had a great time when I spoke at this year’s Emerging Writers’ Festival, and now I’m excited to say that I’ll be a part of their special Digital Writers event happening in Brisbane. On 15 October, the Emerging Writers’ Festival want to run a mini-conference called Digital Writers: taking your words online. The event will [...]

Avoiding Crap Game Design panel audio

Avoiding Crap Game Design panel audio

In my last post I announced a panel I curated for the Freeplay Independent Gaming Festival: How Every Little Decision Can Bring You Closer To or Further Away from Creating Crap A (self-described) “handsome and debonaire stranger” said to me the best way to avoid creating dull projects is “don’t work for shit companies” and “only [...]

Freeplay panel: Avoiding Crap Design & Process Decisions in Games

Freeplay panel: Avoiding Crap Design & Process Decisions in Games

For the next Australian independent gaming festival, Freeplay, I’m curating a panel on gaming decisions: How Every Little Decision Can Bring You Closer To or Further Away from Creating Crap “A (self-described) “handsome and debonaire stranger” said to me the best way to avoid creating dull projects is “don’t work for shit companies” and “only go indie [...]

Update: UC101, Litopia, Australia Council, Crossover, TMV, IGDAM, etc (cross-posting)

I’ve been a BAD blogger! It has been so long since my last update I need to list a few things I have been doing. I’ll list them in order of the most recent and upcoming, to the oldest (but still interesting!). The most exciting news for me is the forthcoming announcement of my own [...]

Update: Awards, Articles & Events

(cross-posted) I’ve been really bad with my blogging for a while now. Argh! So, here is an update of recent happenings. The transmedia experience I worked on for Nokia, Conspiracy for Good, by Heroes creator Tim Kring and The company P, has been nominated for a 2011 Digital Emmy Award (Digital Program – Fiction), and nominated for the [...]

Transmedia writing overview for if:book Australia

Transmedia writing overview for if:book Australia

if:book, the Institute for the Future of the Book, has organisations in London and New York. It now also has one in Queensland, Australia! “if:book Australia promotes new forms of digital literature and explores ways to boost connections between writers and audiences, and is a small think-tank and part of the Queensland Writers Centre”. Recently, [...]

Gettin’ it Going: Transmedia Victoria

Gettin’ it Going: Transmedia Victoria

Well hello there. It has been a while since I’ve blogged and today you’ll find out one reason why. I’ve been working away at my own creative project and startup, but also on an event. A few months ago the Australia Council for the Arts (esp the cool digital program) approached me about helping get [...]

I'm the Director of Universe Creation 101 - a company where I am developing my own creative projects and entertainment services, as well as consulting on cross/transmedia projects. I present and run workshops worldwide on transmedia design. I've written a PhD on transmedia practice, and I blog war stories at YouSuckatTransmedia.com.
Contact me via email: christy at this domain.

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