Updates, Interviews and More - J.C. Hutchins

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Updates, Interviews and More - J.C. Hutchins episodes

May 16, 2013Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 35 -- Christian Fonnesbech
Hey everyone! You’re really gonna like this episode a lot, trust us! In it, Steve chats with Christian Fonnesbech, the Transmedia Director for the upcoming project Cloud Chamber. We talk about story, challenges and more.
Also, J.C. chats with ARGNet’s Michael J. Andersen about the latest happenings in the world of ARGs, and we talk about Douglas Rushkoff’s new book, Present Shock.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Commander Hadfield’s cover of “Space Oddity”
Cloud Chambers’s Facebook page
ARGNet
My Sky Is Falling
“Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries” by Peter Sims
The Misfit Economy
“Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now” by Douglas Rushkoff
“The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains” by Nicholas Carr
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Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 35 -- Christian Fonnesbech
1 hr 19 min
May 03, 2013Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 34 -- Listener Q&A
It’s another special Mailbag episode! Steve and J.C. answer your questions — and boy, were there some doozies this time!
Links mentioned in this episode:
Digital Hollywood
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Three [Blu-ray]
Hybrid High ARG (video)
Educurious
Majestic
Online Caroline (website up, but limited functionality)
Watson
Hollywood 2.0 podcast
Transmedia Talk podcast
StoryLabs podcast
Transmedia Storytelling podcast
Google Glass
Cathedral Trailer
The Giant Marionettes of Royal de Luxe
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Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 34 -- Listener Q&A
1 hr 15 min
April 18, 2013Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 33 -- The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
This week’s guests are the creative team behind The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Bernie Su, Margaret Dunlap, Jenni Powell, and Jay Bushman.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Lizzie Bennet Diaries website
LIzzie Bennet Diaries YouTube channel
Lizzie Bennet Diaries Kickstarter
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Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 33 -- The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
55 min
April 05, 2013Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 32 -- Henry Jenkins
Professor Henry Jenkins is our guest in this episode! He and J.C. sit down and talk about our current culture of shareable, spreadable media in this epic podcast. Also, ARGNet’s Michael Andersen stops by to update us on the latest goings-on in the ARG world, and Steve and J.C. talk Blade Runner, Survivor and their latest console game addictions.
Note: In our conversation with Michael Andersen, John Green was mistakenly identified as a co-creator of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. We intended to reference co-creator Hank Green instead. We apologize for the oversight.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Henry Jenkins’ website
Spreadable Media website
Transmedia: Hollywood website
You Didn’t Make the Harlem Shake Go Viral – Corporations Did
ARGNet
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Lizzie Bennet Kickstarter
Arkham City
Bioshock
Bioshock Infinite
Sim City
Alpha Protocol
God of War: Ascension
Cinespia
Blade Runner
The Million Dollar Theater
Wise Guys Events
Myles Nye’s website
Myles’ Latest Survivor Challenge
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Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 32 -- Henry Jenkins
1 hr 25 min
March 21, 2013Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 31 -- Jeff Gomez
In this episode, we welcome Jeff Gomez (Starlight
Runner), as J.C. talks with him about his unique brand of world-building
in the transmedia space. Also, Steve launches his new project, Hey!
Look Up!
Links mentioned in this episode:
Arkham City
Hey! Look Up!
Starlight Runner’s website
Starlight Runner’s Facebook
Starlight Runner’s Twitter
Jeff Gomez’s Facebook
Jeff Gomez’s Twitter
Starlight Runner / Lucia Libre AAA press release
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Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 30 -- Jeff Gomez
1 hr 17 min
March 08, 2013Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 30 -- Listener Q&A
It’s listener mail time! Steve and J.C. answer your questions, sent
in via all the social networks and wonders of technology. Also: We talk
about J.C.’s inability to pronounce tall pale British actors’ names
correctly.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Why I’m quitting Facebook by Douglas Rushkoff (CNN)
003: The BBC’s Sherlock, Transmedia From Inception
010: In the History-Makin’ Business
009: “Transmedia is a Lie”
014: The Definition of Interactivity
005: Risks of Creative Versatility, Joys of Street-Level Storytelling
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Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 30 -- Listener Q&A
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46 min
March 08, 2013Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 29 -- Mike Selinker
Our guest is Mike Selinker (Lone Shark Games).
Mike, whose puzzles appear regularly in GAMES magazine, The Chicago
Tribune and The New York Times, talks with Steve and J.C. about his time
at Wizards of the Coast, building ARGs like the one he did for
Universal’s Repo Men, and his new book Maze of Games. Plus, if you pay
attention, you just might hear a mysterious message!
Links mentioned in this episode:
Lone Shark Games
Repo Men ARG
The Maze of Games Kickstarter
Sony PlayStation 4 announcement
Google Glass announcement
Akira
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Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 29 -- Mike Selinker
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1 hr 18 min
March 08, 2013Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 28 -- Lina Srivastava
Steve and J.C. spend a little time with Lina Srivastava, as they talk about using transmedia techniques for activism, raising awareness and change. Also, ARGNet’s Michael J Andersen stops by to let us know what’s happening in the ARG world.
Links mentioned in this episode:
AUTHENTIC IN ALL CAPS crowdfunding campaign
The Walking Dead from Telltale Games
Lina Srivastava’s site
Lina Srivastava’s LinkedIn
Lina Srivastava’s Twitter
ARGNet
MIT Mystery Hunt
The Lost Children
The Maze of Games Kickstarter campaign
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Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 28 -- Lina Srivastava
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1 hr 18 min
January 24, 2013Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 27 -- Ryan Omark, Stephen Omark, Dana Shaw & Tom Pike
We celebrate the Indie-ARG in this episode! Guests Ryan Omark, Steve Omark (We Are Earthborne), Dana Shaw and Tom Pike (The Wall Will Fall) discuss their Alternate Reality Game projects from inception through execution and completion, along with the challenges they faced and lessons they learned.
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Mass Effect Game Series
BioWare
Redrum
Immersive Fiction
Watch the Footage
Immersive Fiction's Twitter
Dana Shaw's Twitter
Tom Pike's Twitter
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Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 27 -- Ryan Omark, Stephen Omark, Dana Shaw & Tom Pike
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1 hr 8 min
January 11, 2013Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 26 -- Michael Andersen
Special guest Michael Andersen (ARGNet) joins Steve and J.C. as they look back at the year 2012. Projects, platforms, ARGs and more, you won’t want to miss this year-in-review episode.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Mass Effect storyworld & video game series
Michael Andersen's ARGNet 2012 retrospective
David Varela’s StoryForward Interview
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Podcast: StoryForward, Episode 26 -- Michael Andersen
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1 hr 12 min