Christy's Corner of the Universe

I’ve launched a crowdfunding campaign for AUTHENTIC IN ALL CAPS! :D

christy — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:40:20 +0000

Helllooo! So many of you will know about my special project I’ve been working on: AUTHENTIC IN ALL CAPS. It is a unique form of storytelling that I’m experimenting with. It is what I call a *web audio adventure* — a mix between a radio drama and web navigation. We’re creating all of these fictional [...]

2012 Wrap Up!

christy — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:03:07 +0000

Wow! 2012 is wrapping up already! This year I spent most of my time on my passion project and said “no” to more things than ever before. But looking over this list, I’ve still been busy! Here is an overview of everythink (I think), in case there is something you’d like to check out: Creative [...]

Update: Freeplay, SWC & Sweden…

christy — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:15:41 +0000

Helloooo! I have some good news and some bad news. Well, some bad news for some. I’ll start with the bad news. I’ve decided to cancel my trips to LA and Sweden. So I won’t be at the StoryWorldConference. I was really looking forward to seeing you all, but I’ve cancelled because I want to [...]

Update: Rough Cuts, Generation Next, MWF, Radio Beyond Radio, ACMI, Freeplay, BookCamp

christy — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:37:11 +0000

Hello everyone! Another update on a bundle of publications and events I’m part of: But first I want to tell you some news about my project AUTHENTIC IN ALL CAPS. We’ve done the first iPad app build of episode one! Wohoo! Yes folks, it is moving along. I’m so excited. We still have more to [...]

Pervasive Play Salon: This Is A Door

christy — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 06:55:58 +0000

The pervasive play scene has been growing around the world with festivals and events happening more and more providing chances for people to play street games and talk about them. Ever since Tassos Stevens came to Australia last year for my event Transmedia Victoria, things have been hotting up in Melbourne now too. There is [...]

Update: Scaredy Cats, Worldbuilding, ARGs & Barcelona

christy — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:00:23 +0000

Hello! Here is an update on some of the things I’ve published and will be doing shortly. I had a piece about (transmedia) worldbuilding published in MeanLand: Some Things I’ve Learned About Transmedia Worldbuilding - I’d love to hear your experiences! I had an essay published in a book for emerging writers on not taking fear-based [...]

Update: Emerging Writers’ Festival, MediaCity & Pervasive Gaming

christy — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:55:22 +0000

Hello! Well, I’m back from Sweden. I had a great time. While there I not only jumped over to LA to speak at Transmedia Hollywood, I also flitted over to Finland to give a keynote at MediaCity. It was great catching up with Simon, and hearing more about the audience testing they do there. Good [...]

Traveling again! Off to Sweden and LA :D

christy — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:06:32 +0000

Hellooo! Just letting you know I’m traveling again, and maybe in your direction! I’ll be teaching the cross-media design course for 6 weeks at Umeå University in Sweden. I gave some guest lectures there last Sept-Oct and had a ball. So now I’ll be back teaching an entire course where the students will create a [...]

New Publication: Hand Made High Tech

christy — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:51:01 +0000

In 2011, I was commissioned by if:book Australia to write an article on transmedia writing. The article, ‘Do You Have a Big Stick?’, has now been published in their first ebook: Hand Made High Tech, along with a great collections of essays on writing. Throughout 2011, if:book Australia commissioned essays from ten Australian writers on [...]

Damn, this is what plagiarism looks like.

christy — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:33:05 +0000

Latest update: 18th Nov 2011: The CEO of InaGlobal, François Quinton, contacted me last week to let me know he will be investigating my complaint. He contacted me yesterday to let me know that unfortunately my complaint was correct. They took the article down on Monday. I’m contacted François, thanking him for following this up [...]