Both groups did an amazing job pulling together their thoughts. I’ll add the written documents to our project once I’ve received the final revisions. Until then, enjoy your presentations:
Group A: The Professor from Brad King on Vimeo.
This is the description for The Professor, one of The Soho Theatre transmedia storytelling groups this summer
Group B: Formerly The Oracle from Brad King on Vimeo.
This is the description for what was once The Oracle, one of The Soho Theatre transmedia storytelling groups this summer. This was changes at the last minute, so…check it out.
Sadly, my time at The Soho Theatre has come to an end, but the groups did some amazing work tonight. After working through their stories and some basic content building exercises, they really rocked out.
Tonight’s presentations were all about creating and building structures for their transmedia ideas.
How very analog.
I’ll post the final story presentations in the morning. (I need to get them uploaded first.) But thanks to everyone who participated, Nina and The Soho Theatre and everyone who had anything to do with the project.
What fun!
Links for More Reading:
- Elan Lee, of , in Rolling Stone:
- The ADRIFT text generator: a software tool that enables you to build virtual text adventures (with images, ect).
Group Links:
Group A:
- Librarian Blog: this is one of the main characters in Act 1 who will help kick off the story
- Chris’ Blog: the main character in Act 1 who will help kick off the stor
Group B:
- Flaxin’s Frequencies: this is the professor’s blog, she’s the main character
- Future Back Corporation: this is the main company in the first Act
- Talisman images
Places to Start a Blog:
- Blogger: This is Google’s blog software
- WordPress: This software gives you much greater customization and image manipulation
Places to Upload Video:
- YouTube: This is Google’s video site. You can upload up to 10-minute videos
- Vimeo: This is another video sharing site, which allows for longer videos to be posted
You can upload videos and embed them in your site. Need help doing that? Let me know and I’ll do it for you until I can teach you how 
For Giggles:
- Plus this into Google and click on Maps: 51.514351, -0.132958
Notes from David Varela’s talk tonight:
- We Tell Stories: 21 Steps: Google Map mashup + story
- Lewis Hamilton: secret life: David Varela’s current project
- PlayStation Home:
Nina asked me to post this for a discussion she’ll be having with us tonight.
Also, here’s a link to Improv Everywhere and the video we referenced the other evening: Frozen Grand Central.
Hello all:
We’ll be tinkering with these ideas in the next few days, but here’s the first attempts at the prologue for your stories. We’ll be exploring Act 1 (my parlance) tomorrow and creating some materials that I can play with.
We’ll be constructing website text, pictures (if you want), sound distortions, video. And building small pieces to let you see how your narrative CAN flow in the digital spaces.
Looking forward to it. And now…
Group A:
Basic ARG Terminologies:
- Alternative Reality Game terms
Perplex City:
- Perplex City Wikipedia page: Here’s an explanation of the project as a whole
- The main site: This is a good overview of the “city” and the “story” created in the game.
- Season One: This is the outline used to create the touch points for the story. (These are the pre-determined plot points.)
What Happened To Sarah:
It was great seeing you all tonight. I’m excited to see the kinds of things you produce. Here’s a recap of what Nina asked for tonight:
- a list (bullet points or scratched out thoughts) based upon the writing exercise about the themes you might want to explore; and
- a list of the types of stories you might want to tell
The list of story types:
SM: Due Today
Greetings Programs:
Today’s assignment:
- You will post your readings on the Wiki.
- Along with that, you will have a document – annotated – that describes to me what you are using from each of the readings. You will EMAIL me that document. Don’t post that on the Wiki.
Please have this to me by 5 pm per the assignment criteria on the Wiki.
