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SUMMARY:Booklife: The Private and the Public in Transmedia Storytelling and Self-Promotion
DESCRIPTION:Jeff Vandermeer with Kevin Smokler. \nFictional experiments in emerging media like Twitter and Facebook are influencing traditional printed novels and stories in interesting ways\, but another intriguing new narrative is also emerging: the rise of “artifacts” that\, although they support a writer’s career\, have their own intrinsic creative value. What are the benefits and dangers of a confusion between the private creativity and the public career elements of a writer’s life caused by new media and a proliferation of “open channels”? What protective measures must a writer take to preserve his or her “self” in this environment? In addition to the guerilla tactics implicit in storytelling through social media and other unconventional platforms\, in what ways is a writer’s life now itself a story irrespective of intentional fictive storytelling? Examining these issues leads naturally to a discussion on the tension and cross-pollination between the private and public lives of writers in our transmedia age\, including the strategies and tactics that best serve those who want to survive and flourish in this new environment. What are we losing in the emerging new paradigm\, and what do we stand to gain?
URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/booklife-private-public-transmedia-storytelling-self-promotion/
LOCATION:MIT Building 4\, Room 231\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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SUMMARY:Futures of Entertainment 4
DESCRIPTION:Convergence has moved swiftly from buzzword to industry logic. The creation of transmedia storyworlds\, understanding how to appeal to migratory audiences\, and the production of digital extensions for traditional materials are becoming the bread and butter of working in the media. Futures of Entertainment 4 once again brings together key industry leaders who are shaping these new directions in our culture and academic scholars immersed in the investigation the social\, cultural\, political\, economic\, and technological implications of these changes in our media landscape.
URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/futures-of-entertainment-4/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:Comparative Media Insights: "The Googlization of Everything"
DESCRIPTION:Siva Vaidhyanathan\nGoogle seems omniscient\, omnipotent\, and omnipresent. It also claims to be benevolent. It’s no surprise that we hold the company to almost deific levels of awe and respect. But what are we really gaining and losing by inviting Google to be the lens through which we view the world? This talk will describe Siva Vaidhyanathan’s own apostasy and suggest ways we might live better with Google once we see it as a mere company rather than as a force for good and enlightenment in the world. \nSiva Vaidhyanathan\, cultural historian and media scholar\, is currently associate professor of media studies and law at the University of Virginia.
URL:https://cms.mit.edu/event/siva-vaidhyanathan-googlization-of-everything/
LOCATION:MIT Building 14N\, Room 313\, 160 Memorial Drive\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comparative Media Insights
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