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Jeff Watson is an artist, designer, and Assistant Professor of Interactive Media and Games at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Transmedia and Education: Three Essential Readings
Henry Jenkins’ New Media Literacies class has been a treasure-trove of readings and insights. Three recent articles covered in class struck me as particularly essential for anyone who’s looking to build an understanding of what multimodal communication is and how transmedia relates to education, literacy and literature. Continue reading
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Tagged david buckingham, education, gunther kress, imap, julian sefton-green, mimi ito, pokemon, transmedia, yugioh
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Fatale
Belgian experimental video game developer Tale of Tales has released its new game, Fatale. Continue reading
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Tagged experimental, indie games, narrative, salome, tale of tales
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Don’t Worry Vivian, the World is Really Real
I can’t accept that there are many serious people out there who would argue for a completely disembodied, brain-in-a-vat/brain-in-the-machine cyberfuture. Continue reading
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Tagged imap, ray kurzweil, virtual reality, vivian sobchack
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Image Mapping and Tracking for AR Apps
If we’re going to tell stories using AR, I suspect that we’ll be looking for solutions that break free of the need for pre-set glyphs, routers or other equipment. Continue reading
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Tagged augmented reality, image mapping, image tracking, mobile, mobile media
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