onsdag, september 28, 2016

Transmedial storytelling 29 sept. Fictional protocols

Today's text: Eco, Umberto (1993): Six Walks in the Fictional Woods. Harvard University Press: Cambridge MA and London. Chapter 6, "Fictional Protocols", pp. 117-142

Wikipedia page on the Protocols of the Elders of Sion, cited by Eco on page 137.

The Marvel Universe Lego mix version with Norse mythology - The Wikipedia page.

Skam, Norwegian television series with a strong transmedial format.
Skam is being told through the week, with a weekly traditional video at the end of each week on television.
All the characters have social media pages, you can find an overview here.

1979 Revolution - documentary as game, beyond the concept gaming of Molleindustria, which many of you have seen before.

Important key words for discussion:
Mixing genre
Disjointed universes
Constructed realities
Conspiracy theories
Suspension of disbelief