(Felt the need to write down some stuff re: transmedia development that have been bouncing around in my head for some time. It's basically just some reflections from the ground floor of the transmedia development factory...)We started out as developers of interactive television-formats some five-six years ago. These were based on television as the core…Read more Musings on transmedia development
Author: Simon Staffans
MIPCOM apps – a review
I was suitably impressed with the iPhone app launched for MIPTV this spring. Now we have two competing apps, the official MIPCOM app and a "survival gide to MIPCOM", launched by C21 and Warner Bros. Below, a quick review of the two apps. Which one do you need? (Note: this is of the 30th of…Read more MIPCOM apps – a review
TV Entertainment Forum
Just back from London where i had the chance to take part of the TV Entertainment Forum, thanks to winning the Entertainment Twitch competition over at Combined Mind's web portal.As a brief reflection on the day, I found it totally instructive as the heads of commissioning from all major broadcasters told the audience more or…Read more TV Entertainment Forum
Good article on the future of the web
Steve Rubel has written an interesting article over at AdAge about the future of the web. Which, according to Steve, is pretty much non-consistent. See (and I find it hard to argue with him), with regards to mobile and tablet platforms - or screens, rather - Steve argues that "...we will need to rethink, remix…Read more Good article on the future of the web
The Pixel Lab – reflections pt 1
I, as 33 others, attended The Pixel Lab in Cardiff last week; a lab focussing solely on transmedia, from every possible angle. Engaged in the lab were also twenty-odd tutors and experts, each with their own take on the matter (but, and which was slightly amazing to me, not contradicting each other, but rather building…Read more The Pixel Lab – reflections pt 1
Economy busting up, storytelling not
It is a new world order we're experiencing right now. It might not be 100% obvious to everyone, but in 10-20 years time the books (or iPads) will be filled with comments and analyzing articles about the years 2008-2012; the "Destruction of the Global Economy"-era, as it will be called.The EU bailout of Greece the…Read more Economy busting up, storytelling not
Refuting the "Content is King, but a King w/o an army is nothing" claim
Just read the statement in the header on Twitter, a quote from some conference or another.I can understand where they are coming from, as I assume whomever came up with that statement is a developer of apps/technical solutions/whatever. Code, gadgets, widgets, the stuff that will take the story to the audience. Or they are marketers,…Read more Refuting the "Content is King, but a King w/o an army is nothing" claim
Yahoo Customer service FAIL
A year and a half ago, I had a minor computer crash. All the automatically stored passwords were lost, amongst them the pw for my Flickr-account. Now, I had not been such an avid user of Flickr, granted, but I still liked the possibility to upload stuff. This, btw, is my account - or WAS…Read more Yahoo Customer service FAIL
Social media success – all we have to do is BARF!
There are as many recipes for success in the sphere of social media as there are bloggers and tweeple out there. I personally think the only thing we need to do to be successful with social media is to BARF!B. - Be creative and original, be knowledgeable and interestingA. - Accept other's views and opinions,…Read more Social media success – all we have to do is BARF!
The Space Trainees
A trailer of our language training cross media game show for kids, The Space Trainees. It's a bit neat.
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