It’s been too long since I’ve shared what I’ve been reading and thinking about… Project: Alibi – A Multi-Platform Ghost Story. “Project : Alibi is a ghost story for the digital age, putting you right at the center of the macabre and creepy things happening to Talbot. In the same way you keep close to […]
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but I have a ton of open tabs I need to close and I thought I’d share a snapshot of what’s ben on my mind lately. In no particular order… Gruff Rhys Journeys into the Transmedia Landscape of the “American Interior”. Emerging possible case study […]
Ivory Tower Defense. Brenda Braithwaite examines the academic-industry divide plaguing game studies in The Escapist. Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO sets. Oh, hells yes. Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction ’10. Nifty conference coming up next year. 10 most puzzling ancient artifacts. I see my next 10 novels. Reforming Graduate Education. Jonathan Pfeiffer nails it.
Sherlock Holmes trailer. Christmas!? Nicholas Basbane’s library. Architecturally so-so, but look at ’em all! Q&A with Dave Grossman. The creative director at Telltale Games shares some more insight into writing for episodic games. John Cawelti on Firefly. “…The partnership between Mal and Zoë echoes the buddy relationship in countless Westerns — they are a unisexual […]
I’m looking into a way to automate this using Delicious, but for the moment my copy of Safari is slowing down to a crawl and I need to close some tabs, so… Sherlock Holmes, obsessed nerds, and fan fiction. Ksenia and I got into a great conversation about Sherlockians a few weeks ago. Scott’s ultimate […]
Clive Cussler must pay $13.9M in legal fees over Sahara debacle. I wonder what he’s actually worth? Inflatable Trans Am. Not what I normally think of when I read ‘transmedia’, but hey. Michelle Obama at Miriam’s Kitchen. This is the soup kitchen I used to do design work for in DC. Cool! Delia Sherman on […]
February 18, 2009
11:54 am
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a links list here, and there’s been a ton of interesting stuff popping up lately. So, without further ado… zomg important stuff Henry Jenkins: If it doesn’t spread, it’s dead. HJ begins to outline the new platform for C3 and his general research. Timo Arnall on the Internet […]
Gaiman wins the Newbery. Still chuffed. Nike Coraline Dunks. Man, I want some of these. Vandermeer on strange noir. Next steampunk? VDM on strange noir II. New Miéville? Want! Eureka Unscripted returns. Now where’s the show? Sterling on the Republic of Letters. Eerie, that is. Dora Goss on James and Wells. Post-Victorian lit vs. pop/pulp. […]
Cultural Studies sale. Oooh, the good stuff for cheap… Why magazines are useless. Courtesy of HarperStudio’s 26th Story. A monetized Twitter feed? Interesting concept. An introduction to genre theory. Thanks, Julie! Doug Seibold on indie publishing. Really intriguing piece from Slate. Fiction reading increases for adults. Now there’s something you don’t hear very often. Clay […]
