Translated Materials « Longcoats. Longcoats. Alt-Minds Transmedia interactive paranormal thriller announced. Orange has teamed up with Transmedia company Lexus Numerique to announced a new 'episodic paranormal' thriller which will play out through social media, smartphone apps and web TV. The Alt Media series, which will arrive in the autumn, will attempt to cross the boundaries between gaming, social networking and traditional interactive fiction allowing players to conduct investigations in real-time, seeking to solve a series of kidnappings across Europe. Players will be encouraged to work together to answer the puzzles through casual games on their smartphones, computers and tablets, providing "an unprecedented degree of immersion" according to the press release. Eric Viennot, co-founder and Artistic Director of Lexis Numérique, explains: "We are working with Orange to explore a new type of fiction, one which I hope will become part of the history of transmedia, a format which we started with In Memoriam back in 2003.
Sound exciting? Can get a look at the teaser trailer below. Soul-Patron. The Association Of Independents In Radio [ January 2012 AIRblast ] Feature article from the January 2012 AIRblast By Jessica Clark Each week, AIR Media Strategist Jessica Clark combs through 200-plus sites to uncover inventive producers, reporters, developers, and media artists, and sends out an email showcasing the top five gems. From these, she's compiled a list of The 11 Most Intriguing Transmedia Projects of the Year. Get a taste of these creative and exciting projects and then join AIR's New Network (it's free!) What's the next frontier for radio journalists and sound artists? Mounting these two public media transformation projects has connected AIR staff and producers to an inspiring set of makers, funders, and public media leaders around the country — a new public media network that hooks into existing broadcast distribution networks, but is distinguished by bottom-up ingenuity.
To give you a taste, I've culled the 11 most intriguing transmedia projects featured in the Scan in 2011. First, interface is king. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 'Prometheus': When Movie Marketing Goes Very Right.