Author Archives: geoffreylong

Geoffrey Long is a media analyst, scholar, and storyteller exploring transmedia experiences, emerging entertainment platforms and the future of entertainment as the Lead Narrative Producer for the Narrative Design Team at Microsoft Studios. He is an alum of the MIT Comparative Media Studies program, a FoE Fellow with the Futures of Entertainment community, and a co-editor of the Playful Thinking book series from the MIT Press. His personal site can be found at geoffreylong.com.

Great day!

Wow, my first full day back in Boston after break and so far it’s shaping up to be a great day. First, I came back to find that my facelift of Henry’s weblog has finally gone live, and, perhaps more importantly, people really seem to be digging it, Henry among them: Over the past few […]

Professional.

Well, I took the plunge. I’m now an official member of the IGDA.

Rest in Peace, Grandpa Caleb.

I just found out that John Styn’s beloved Grandpa Caleb passed away yesterday. I’m so sorry, Halcyon.

Links list: 03-30-07.

I’m on Spring Break this week, so forgive the erratic posting. I’m currently sitting in Seattle’s in Wooster, Ohio, posting links and closing tabs while someone that sounds an awful lot like Joss Whedon (in his Firefly guitar mode) is strumming away on the stereo. God, it’s good to be home. Skype Video Recorder 2.0 […]

Links list: 03-21-07.

Frank Gehry’s Abu Dhabi Adventure. Holy cow, look who’s blogging! Daily Cross Hatch: Jeff Smith Interview part 2. Includes movie news, sorta. Ira Glass + Chris Ware = Awesome. This American Life as must-see TV? “You must create manga based not on your experience, but on discreet research.” An old, old debate continues. Ohio in […]

Must-See TV: Apple TV or Three-Tier TV?

As I’ve been working on my THESIS, I’ve come to appreciate the iTunes video store in an all-new way. The Apple TV device is finally shipping to stores this week, but as my recent behavior has shown, I’m not entirely sure I’m the right market for it. (Me? Not lusting after an Apple product? Horrors!) […]

Links list special: Apollo launch edition.

One of the things that I’ve been really excited about for a while is Adobe’s new Apollo runtime environment, which enables web developers to build standalone apps using HTML, JavaScript, Flash and/or Flex. Yesterday Adobe launched the first public alpha version of Apollo, and what follows are a bunch of reactions. Wired: Adobe launches Apollo. […]

Links list: 03-20-07.

Pirates of the Caribbean 3 trailer posted! Yarrr! Stardust film site launched. This is going to be a greats ummer for movies. The Guardian: Why I Write: Louis de Bernieres. I love this series. The Guardian: How young is a ‘young’ novelist? I’ve got 6 years to make this list… Fantastic Arts winners named. I […]

Blue Compass.

Another small project went live today – Blue Compass Executive Recruiting is a new company by an old friend/client. There’s not much to the site yet – it’s only one page and is almost purely utilitarian in nature – but I liked the way the blue compass logo medallion came out. Like the site, it’s […]

The Fans Are Us.

I have just had my socks knocked off by a video testament to multifandom set to Regina Spektor’s Us, crafted by a fan named Lim. Doublepluscool points: Henry’s in it!