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Hosts
Robert Pratten from Transmedia Storyteller Ltd @robpratten

Dee Cook from Dog Tale Media @addlepated

Haley Moore @toenolla

Special Guests

Scott Walker from Brain Candy @scott_walker

In that spirit, I was lucky enough to get my hands dirty (literally) in a workshop for Reboot Stories‘ new project Wish for the Future.

The project, run by Janine Saunders and Workbook Project founder Lance Weiler, seeks to put people with big ideas for a better future (especially kids) in touch with people who can prototype their ideas.

What we saw at SXSW was a microcosm of the project, with the attendees breaking off to brainstorm, gather input from the group, and build a physical representation of an invention out of play-doh (which, in our case, ended up being a network of remote medical care technologies).

The experience was frantic and enjoyable, and allowed us to get to know fellow attendees in a way that was unlike the usual networking exercises of a conference. It was a chance for us to get away from prepared pitches and talks for a short time.

Our contributions, along with the ones submitted at the project’s site, will be used to create a time capstule of futurism in the year 2012.

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Hosts
Robert Pratten from Transmedia Storyteller Ltd @robpratten

Dee Cook from Dog Tale Media @addlepated

Haley Moore @toenolla

Special Guest
Rhodri ap Dyfrig, PHD student at Aberystwyth University, studying online communities and bilingualism.

I wish I’d had the chance to spend more time at CraftCamp this time around, because one of the most interesting panels of the conference was there.  The talk, driven by Tara Gentile and Adam King, was a crash course in premium pricing.

Most artisans think of premium pricing and high end artifacture as something from a different world, even if the work they produce is high quality.  According to King, the key to bridging that gap is to listen to and watch high end consumers – find out what they value and how they make decisions.  He said that most high end consumers make purchasing decisions differently than the people who make the things they buy.

Gentile said that artists should focus on creating their best work and pricing it accordingly, rather than pricing to meet a given market price.

The message resonated not just because of the promise of profit, but because in a time when artists have to compete with factories, sometimes even on their own turf, the high end may be the only place where we can realistically thrive.

The event also featured a crafting table sponsored by Spoonflower, an online fabric printing shop that is arguably the nexus between the tech startup world and the artisan craft world.  They use an on-demand business model similar to self-publishing book outfits like Lulu.

The other big sponsor was Stitch Labs, another tech startup that looks to unify various storefronts with a single backend.   The presence of these companies left me wondering, though, whether there isn’t more money to be made from the crafters than from their customers.

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Hosts
Robert Pratten from Transmedia Storyteller Ltd @robpratten

Dee Cook from Dog Tale Media @addlepated

Haley Moore @toenolla

Special Guest
Scott Walker from Brain Candy @scott_walker

Burwen was using the term to refer to comic books, and explain why many attempts to bring long form comics to the digital world have fallen short. His iPad comic, CIA: Operation Ajax, impressed transmedia-savvy attendees not for its clever integration of real historical documents, but for its craftsmanship and attention to detail. The comic is about the CIA’s involvement in the overthrow of the Iranian government in the 1950s, and offers many opportunities to delve into primary source documents.

Burwen describes his project as a way to preserve the visual vocabulary of the graphic novel in moving to the new platforms of tablet and mobile – where a whole page can’t be shown at once, much less a majestic two page spread, or the even more challenging and imaginative reading possibilities provided by the printed page. Burwen and his team developed an iPad comic that follows the paths our eyes would follow on a regular comic page, with subtle musical cues, additional movement that changes focus in the frame, and animated flourishes.

But the technical side of the comic wasn’t really Burwen’s point. He managed to sketch out a philosophy and a detailed approach to the creative side of new media. It was the first time I’ve seen creative decisions – rather that strategic ones – discussed in such detail at a SXSW Interactive panel.

Listen to the full panel at SXSW.

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Michael Andersen of ARGNet returns to the podcast discuss transmedia in the second half of 2011. It was the year so nice, we had to review it twice!

Hosts:
Nick Braccia from Culture Hacker
Dee Cook from Dog Tale Media
Robert Pratten from Transmedia Storyteller

Special Guests:

Michael Andersen, editor of ARGN.com.

Tickets are FREE but space is limited. Registration is NOW OPEN.

***Full speaker list and program coming mid February. We are still looking for projects and speakers. Those interested please send a description of what you’d be interested in sharing to work [@] workbookproject [dot] com

WHEN
Saturday, March 3rd
9:30 registration opens
10:15am to 5:30pm talks, workshops & experiences
6pm to 7:30pm after party / social mixer

WHERE
The New School
66 W 12th St.
New York, NY 10011

WE COULD USE YOUR HELP

We’re looking for volunteers if you’re interested please drop us an email at work [@] workbookproject [dot] com with the subject “volunteer.” Thanks so much!

visit www.diydays.com for more info on past events and upcoming news surrounding DIY DAYS NYC 2012

Topics include

Prototyping the future – tapping technology to tell 21st Century stories
Story Architecture – a primer on how to tell immersive stories that move beyond a single screen
Measuring Engagement – a look at current and emerging ways to measure success
Experiential learning – where storytelling, collaboration, and technology combine to ignite the imaginations of students.
Transmedia and Activism – using storytelling to mobilize and effect social change.
Collaborative Writing – tapping a collaborative process to unlock richer storytelling.
Building Value - a look at collaborating with those formally known as the audience
What are you working on and what do you need? – attendees can take the mic and share what they are working on.
Your Digital Footprint – a look at the realities of data in the 21st Century.
Digital Literacy – a look at how to bridge the digital divide.

Open Design

Those who attend DIY DAYS will be given a unique opportunity to build a collaborative storyworld. The storyworld and the prototyping that is done throughout the day will be released under a creative commons license as well as being prepared as an experiential learning kit. This will be accomplished through a number of special collaborative exercises.

Wish for the Future – the second chapter in a participatory storytelling trilogy, Wish for the Future will provide attendees of DIY DAYS an opportunity to experience an open design process. From collaborative writing, to experience design, to rapid prototyping exercises – attendees will be able to step into an open design process that invites the imagination of many.

Design Science – a look at the world of Buckminster Fuller – join the Buckminster Fuller Institute as they run a number of simulations.

Time Machine Rooms – a collaboration with Story Pirates will enable a co-created storyworld that is lead by the imagination of elementary school children. The students will represent a voice from the future as well as prototyping a number of inventions from the future.

Writer’s Room – a writer’s room works throughout the day taking in variables from attendees that will impact the creation of an open storyworld that will fuel the end of the day performance.

Rapid Prototyping Room a partnership between Parsons and the Makerbot community will power a rapid prototyping room for those who attend DIY DAYS enabling them to turn ideas about the future into something tangible.

Occupy – step into an open design process around an official OWS conflict resolution application. From paper testing to conflict resolution role playing, participants will be invited into a collaborative design process.

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Jan Libby, the creator of Snow Town, talks with us about story, immersion, and her plan to turn her short ARG into a replayable app.

Hosts:
Nick Braccia from Culture Hacker
Haley Moore
Dee Cook from Dog Tale Media
Robert Pratten from Transmedia Storyteller

Special Guests:

Jan Libby, creator of the Snow Town I-Fi App currently up for contributions on Kickstarter.

From This Episode:

About the Snow Town I-Fi App

ARGN on the Snow Town ARG

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Yomi Ayeni, creator of Clockwork Watch, talks about how he built his team, developed his vision, and what we can expect to experience in Clockwork Watch, a steampunk transmedia project that was recently named one of IndieGoGo’s top projects of 2011.

Hosts:
Nick Braccia from Culture Hacker
Haley Moore

Special Guests:

Yomi Ayeni, creator of Clockwork Watch.

From This Episode:

The Clockwork Watch IndieGoGo page.

The Anachronauts Digest, the blog chronicling the production.

WBP Exclusive: Christopher Rice interviews Yomi Ayeni on “Breathe”