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Recording Live @DIY DAYS – Transmedia Talk
We’re excited to announce that Transmedia Talk will be doing a series of “live” shows from DIY DAYS. Make sure to stop by the Lounge space to catch the show. There will be a number of exciting guests stopping by.
Transmedia Talk
This Workbook Project podcast features in-depth conversations about transmedia narrative, theory, strategy, finance, and distribution with transmedia practitioners, from award-winning agency leaders to fresh independent artists. Past guests have included: Andrea Philips, Mike Monello, Jeff Gomez, Lance Weiler and Brian Clark. At DIY Days, The Transmedia Talk team will record on-the-spot interviews, fireside chats, and casual drop-ins. All content will later be posted at WorkBookProject.com. Transmedia Talk is Nick Braccia, Dee Cook, Haley Moore and Robert Pratten.
Nick Braccia is a Creative Director at G2 in NYC and has also managed teams in LA and SF to create content programs for EA games Dead Space 2 and Dante’s Inferno. Currently, he leads digital creative initiatives for the NFL, Hertz and Pepperidge Farm Goldfish. Since 2001, he’s explored his passion for immersive narrative, contributing to Dave Szulborski’s ARGs “Catching the Wish” and “Unnatural Selection” as well as multiple games and apps for Random House. He hosts of the Transmedia Talk podcast.
Dee Cook was elated to discover the world of interactive storytelling because, at that moment, she finally discovered what she wanted to do when she grew up. Dee finds herself most at home with her sleeves rolled up and the grease of a good story under her fingernails. In the last several years she has written, designed, and consulted on a score of alternate reality games, extended realities, and marketing campaigns, including World Without Oil, Dead Space, True Blood, and Verizon’s My Home 2.0. She has also spoken at SXSW and ApolloCon about alternate reality games.
Haley Moore is a freelance creator whose passion is telling stories through objects. She has planted her art for Alternate Reality Game players to discover online, at dead drops, and in encounters with real world characters across the U.S. Her work includes Dave Szulborski’s games “Catching the Wish” and “Monster Hunter Club,” interactive installation work for TEDxSMU, and many stand-alone object stories. She has also presented at ARGFest-o-Con on the art of creating story artifacts. Haley is a co-host of the Transmedia Talk podcast.
Robert Pratten is CEO and Founder of Transmedia Storyteller, an audience engagement company and provider of Conducttr, an interactive marketing and storytelling platform. He has more than 20 years experience as an international marketing consultant and has established himself as a thought-leader in the field of transmedia storytelling. He is author of the book Getting Started in Transmedia Storytelling: A Practical Guide for Beginners.
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