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Lizzie Bennet and Normalizing Transmedia

Lucas J.W. Johnson — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:18:23 +0000

One of the things I really like about the transmedia movement is how many different people from different backgrounds independently arrive at transmedia. As a way of making the world the story, or making the people the story, or making you the story, or something… in the words of Hank Green of Pemberley Digital. And …

The Time Tribe Launches Today

Lucas J.W. Johnson — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:00:34 +0000

NEW TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURE GAME SERIES BLASTS ONTO WEB BROWSERS TODAY The Time Tribe is an Epic Journey Through Time and Space, For Kids and the Young At Heart Duxbury, MA — February 19, 2013 — Thundersnow Media Inc. announced that its first free-to-play, episodic, time travel adventure game The Time Tribe is available now online, …

The Dangers of World-Building

Lucas J.W. Johnson — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:54:16 +0000

An article today on NPR about fantasy world-building suggests that what was once for the most outcast of nerds is (along with general geekdom) gaining more widespread acceptance, that the incredibly detailed worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, George R.R. Martin, and Robert Jordan have a definite – and perhaps lauded – place. I’m a total geek. …

Getting Writers to do Transmedia

Lucas J.W. Johnson — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:09:05 +0000

A while ago, a friend of mine asked for my thoughts on a question she had, and I thought I’d post my answer here: How do you explain or convince traditional writers of the value of transmedia writing? For example, if I’m dealing with a comic book writer who is dead set on creating a …

Introduction to Transmedia Class

Lucas J.W. Johnson — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:03:10 +0000

Last week at Transmedia Vancouver, I presented an Introduction to Transmedia class. I wanted to cover a lot of the overview and basics of transmedia storytelling for those members new to transmedia and provide them with resources, so that in the future, our conversations can really move forward, into the nuts and bolts, into a …

When Escapism is Not Okay

Lucas J.W. Johnson — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:54:30 +0000

We need to make better games. I was at PAX Dev last week, the almost-new game developers conference that runs just before the Penny Arcade Expo. We were told not to tweet or blog about the content of the conference to allow developers to feel safe talking about strategies and stats, so I’m going to …

A Wild Lucas in the World

Lucas J.W. Johnson — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 16:59:32 +0000

I’m soon to head off on a bit of a vacation and so will be mostly silent on my various channels. But before I do, I wanted to point out a couple awesome things! Learn Do Share Back in March, Karen Wehner, Laura Fleming and I put together a panel discussion at DIY Days on …

Future of Transmedia Vancouver

Lucas J.W. Johnson — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:06:08 +0000

Back in May, Transmedia Vancouver held its meetup somewhat in celebration of having been active for a whole year. Besides having a good discussion of ideas and projects, we talked a bit about where we wanted Transmedia Vancouver to go in the future — did we want to go the Transmedia New York route and …

Games for Change, Entertainment before Education

Lucas J.W. Johnson — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:16:00 +0000

I’ve spent the last three days attending the Games For Change festival in NYC. With keynotes by Jesse Schell, Jane McGonigal, and Nolan Bushnell (founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese, among others), it was a really interesting mix of game design, activism, and inspiration. Much of the content over the three days was fascinating, …

Still Alive

Lucas J.W. Johnson — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:31:47 +0000

Apparently it’s been almost a month and a half since I last blogged here. I am, in fact, still alive; in fact, Silverstring Media has been keeping me quite busy, but I thought I’d give a little update as to where we are and what we’re doing. Azrael’s Stop My experimental fiction project is on …