Month: November 2008

Experience 2008 day 3

Petri Kokko from Google is talking about the 'Net, searches, services etc. Not per say anything new, but pretty good looking slides... must do something similar. And a good quote from Charles Leadbeater; if we during the last century were defined by what we have, in this century we'll be defined by what we SHARE.…Read more Experience 2008 day 3

Experience 2008

No, it's not a central European country in the mid-30s, it's people at Experience 2008 experiencing different views of the same thing.I'm attending the Experience 2008 conference in Vaasa Wednesday to Friday (which I probably should, since I was presenting a paper before noon).Some interesting stuff has been presented and discussed. Prof. Wim Veen from…Read more Experience 2008

Interactive YouTube adventure ahoy!

Well, this very interesting endeavour has been up for a couple of weeks already, and some 400.000 hits it has as well.. but that should not deter you, since this is one of the glimpses of what a part of the future will be like, if we're talking media, cross media, interactivity, great content and…Read more Interactive YouTube adventure ahoy!

Interactive storytelling… in a slightly different way

Well, now there is a saviour for all the pople who can't make it home in time for their kids bedtime.Microsoft and literary agents Chorion have teamed up to create "an online interactive storytelling application on Windows Live Messenger" as reported by C21 Media.It's basically storybooks that the kids can play around with, touch the…Read more Interactive storytelling… in a slightly different way

Mobile television – going anywhere?

We've had DVB-H, we've had DMB, we've had lots of stuff for mobile television. Some of the solutions have been fairly successful, like DMB in South Korea, or have had a strong backing, like DVB-H in many parts of the world. Still, it's not like there would be a consensus on what should be the…Read more Mobile television – going anywhere?

G-20 accomplishes…. not very much

So, this weekend saw the leaders of the "free" world get together for some nice snacks, a great dinner and some fabulous wine to go with all that.At the same time the world was eagerly anticipating news from said gettogether, news that would right the wrongs of todays financial market, news that would point towards…Read more G-20 accomplishes…. not very much

George R R Martin as tv series on HBO? BRING IT ON!!

Just had to post this - looks like HBO are interested in producing a drama series based on one of the best fantasy novel series of the past 20-odd years, George R.R. Martins Game of Thrones series. This according to C21 media, who are reporting that HBO have ordered a pilot for the series, to…Read more George R R Martin as tv series on HBO? BRING IT ON!!

Workshopping cross media format

Me and a colleague are holding a workshop on cross media format development in Sweden at the moment.As a quick reflection from watching the student digging into the depths of how to create a functioning cross media whole, some things do come to mind.- to create a cross media concept is pretty easy. the hard…Read more Workshopping cross media format

Formats and the economical collapse – what will survive?

I don't think anyone hasn't noticed we're heading for a bit of a bump in the road of free market capitalism. And, to be frank, it's not a bump, it's more like the bloody Himalayas and no one knows HOW we're going to get over them and WHAT will lay ahead on the other side…Read more Formats and the economical collapse – what will survive?