A few weeks ago I gave a presentation at the Web Standards Group on 'Thinking Outside the Web'. After the talk I was approached by the Workflow Specialist for the Northen Region, Integrated Sales and Marketing of Fuji Xerox Australia, Duane Mackey, who shared with me a project created by Fuji ...

I was very happy to see this, a multi-place commission: AVENUES OF INVESTIGATION: we are looking for works that (1) bridge multiple realities while maintaining autonomy; (2) engage the user as a participant; (3) include the dynamics of both one-to-one and one-to-many communication within the work; (4) require collaboration between artists, ...

At the beginning of my research a few years ago, I analysed the Nightmare video-board game. The new Atmosfear DVD board is still part of my research and so I was thrilled to see an article in the latest GameNews enewsletter on 'Mixed Media Board Games'. In the broader scheme of things, ...

I've spoken with some theatre directors about using the web and communities to draw patrons into their productions but it has fallen on deaf ears. So, I was pleased to see a not-for-profit company making an effort for the production of 'Coast of Uptopia'. The website, includes pictures and videos ...

Penguin Australia have launched a new book for the 13+ market: Joel and Cat Set the Story Straight. Written by Nick Earls and Rebecca Sparrow, the story is described as follows: Joel and Cat Set the Story Straight is two weeks in the life of Joel Hedges and Cat Davis. Joel ...

For the past year or so these hard-working and clever individuals have been working towards their Masters at MIT's Comparative Media Studies Department. They've been developing their theories on TV, videogames, digital media, animation, museums, transmedia and convergence and now they're online: IVAN ASKWITH TV 2.0: Turning Television into an Engagement Medium ALEC AUSTIN Expectations ...

Last year I posted statistics I'd researched on alternate reality games. The list needs some minor editing since some links have moved. But before I do that, I wanted to add some more stats. Let me know if you have others to add to these ARGs or any others. ReGenesis Extended Reality Game II These stats ...

This Wednesday you can attend this event inside of Second Life: "In World" Panel Discussion (Re-run) 29 August @ 9.30am - 10.30am   One of the fastest growing online communities today is the virtual world of Second Life. With more than 6 million users worldwide, many big corporate including IBM, Toyota, Dell, Telstra, Sun ...

I'm not one for fear-driven motivation, but this is funny: Picture by Paul Cleghorn at Flickr

Yesterday the Official Serenity Ship Papers went on sale at Quantum Mechanix. The papers are replicas of the authorisation materials used by the fictional characters of Joss Whedon's Firefly/Serenity verse. The Ship Papers set includes 13 full-color sheets of various sizes up to 8-1/2" x 14". Certificates are hand stamped with ...