http://www.christydena.com Cross-Media Specialist Sat, 10 May 2008 03:56:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The program for the Sydney Writer's Festival has just be released. It includes lots of great talks, workshops and discussions, including one I'll be having with game writer Matt Costello. I've been asked to conduct a live discussion with game, TV, book and film writer Matt Costello for one hour ... http://www.christydena.com/my-discussion-with-game-design-matt-costello-sydney-writers-festival/ [BCS3 promo video from BCS2 pics by Ivo Brett] I went to BarCampSydney 3 yesterday as an attendee, not an (un)organiser, for the first time. I pulled out of (un)organising because of the time needed to commit to the preparation, time which I had to put towards finishing my PhD. So, ... http://www.christydena.com/barcampsydney3/ Yes, that's right, my podcast at UniverseCreation101.com is now in video. In this vodcast I interview filmmaker Lance Weiler, who has been extending his films to different media platforms for years, and spearheading digital distribution & social networking for the film community. Check it out. Also, for those in Facebook ... http://www.christydena.com/latest-uc101-podcast-its-radio-with-pictures/ My latest articles to be published include an academic book review and two opinion pieces/reports about a film festival panel and a new media art panel I participated in. My review, in the latest issue of Cyberculture Studies, covers Anne Friedberg's very interesting book about the history of windows, screens ... http://www.christydena.com/my-latest-3-articles-other-links/ Last year and this year I was a guest lecturer at the De Montfort University's Online MA in Creative Writing and New Media -- run by Sue Thomas and Kate Pullinger among other notables. Well, after my lecture last year I had the luck to be a mentor for a ... http://www.christydena.com/staying-single-oreilly/ Recently pervasive game designer & researcher Jane McGonigal's idea about 'Alternate Reality Business' mades the Harvard Business Review annual "Top 20 Breakthrough Ideas". Here is a snippet from Jane's blog: In the coming decade, many businesses will achieve their greatest breakthroughs by playing games—specifically, alternate reality games, or ARGs. Custom-designed ARGs ... http://www.christydena.com/args-education-training-business/ Jeffrey Y. Kim, Jonathan P. Allen and Elan Lee have written a short peice on ARGs and specifically I Love Bees for the latest issue of Communications. It provides some great insights into the ILB design. Check it out. http://www.christydena.com/args-in-communications-of-the-acm-magazine/ Jak Boumans is very well-known in industry for his work on digital media. He is the General Secretary of the European Academy of Digital Media, writes, reviews, audits and consults. I was a cyberspace lurker on his activities until I had the pleasure of meeting Jak when I gave a ... http://www.christydena.com/a-guest-blog-with-jak-boumans/ Last year DIY filmmaking pioneers Lance Weiler (The Last Broadcast, Head Trauma, WorkBookProject), Arin Crumley (Four Eyed Monsters) and M dot Strange (We Are The Strange) got together and came up with the idea for a film festival in which audiences can watch films they choose in theatres, in their ... http://www.christydena.com/from-here-to-awesome/ Eighteen months ago I submitted an essay idea to Henry Jenkins and Mark Deuze for their special issue of the Convergence journal. The essay, titled 'Emerging Participatory Culture Practices: Player-Created Tiers in Alternate Reality Games’ is in the publication and is now available online. I've created a website to go ... http://www.christydena.com/my-latest-essay-tiering-and-args/