Entries from May 2010

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Your Life Is A Transmedia Experience

A year ago I wrote a piece called “Your Lifestyle Is An Alternate Reality Game.” An ARG, for short, is an interactive narrative that uses the real world as a platform, often involving multiple media and game elements, to tell a story that may be affected by participants’ ideas or actions. Lifestyle, I suggested, with [...]

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

These Decks Are Making Me Thirsty

Last month, we at Espresso launched “Connect or Die: How to survive in a Music 2.0 World,” the first in our “2.0″ thought leadership series exploring the challenges and opportunities facing various industries as digital and social technology dramatically alter the consumer landscape. This month, I’m excited to share the second installment, Drink 2.o: Anything But [...]

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Why Iron Man Is The First 21st Century Superhero

In 1938, on the eve of the Second World War, a relatively new medium called the comic book unleashed a new kind of character into the consciousness of American youth. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and illustrator Joe Shuster, this character possessed superhuman powers and a dedication to using those powers for the benefit of [...]