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

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

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

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

In this episode, we welcome Jeff Gomez (Starlight

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

It’s listener mail time! Steve and J.C. answer your questions, sent

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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Our guest is Mike Selinker (Lone Shark Games).

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Lone Shark Games
• Repo Men ARG
• The Maze of Games Kickstarter
• Sony PlayStation 4 announcement
• Google Glass announcement
• Akira

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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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

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