1. TRANSMEDIA 2.0*
participatory entertainment
Scott Walker
http://metascott.com

2. WE’RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT TRANSMEDIA, BUT...
...what are we talking about?

3. TRANSMEDIA (1.0)
the purposeful fragmentation of a 360 storytelling
story (or set of stories in a shared
world) across multiple mediums, cross media
distribution channels, and/or
platforms. deep media
distributed storytelling
screen bleed
unfiction
transmedia!
image by Luc De Leeuw

4. TRANSMEDIA’S APPEAL
It’s a method for sharing stories that engages
audiences in an experiential immersion of content by
using multiple media formats and platforms, each of
which serves as an entrypoint to a larger world.
image by Luc De Leeuw

5. TRANSMEDIA MODEL
Typically, transmedia entertainment:
- delivers a core world
- narratively extends the core world
- markets the core/extensions
image by Luc De Leeuw

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1) CORE WORLD STORY
Normally, it all starts with a
single, mono-media world story
(traditional entertainment).
CORE
WORLD
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2) CORE EXTENSIONS
The core world is extended across
other mediums and platforms with
new narratives
(transmedia entertainment).
lm
game tv
CORE
WORLD
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comic novel
image by lee summers image by daniel horacio agostini

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3) NARRATIVE MARKETING
The core content and its extensions
are supported by an additional layer of
new, interactive narrative touchpoints.
social
ARGs
media
lm
game tv
CORE
WORLD
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Re
comic novel
????
image by lee summers image by daniel horacio agostini

9. ALTERNATE REALITY GAMES (ARGs)
One of the few commonly
used transmedia components
that are, themselves, self-
contained transmedia
side note
experiences.
image by camil tulcan

10. TRANSMEDIA CHALLENGES
ROI not always clear (see: marketing)
Requires mastery of multiple mediums
We’re still learning what works
Dynamic technology landscape / digital
Most implementations ‘interaction-only’
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11. TRANSMEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
Applications beyond entertainment
Still a lot of room for experimentation
New technologies sustain a sense of wonder
Digital revolution lowers barriers to entry
Merging of roles of producer v. consumer
transmedia 2.0
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12. TRANSMEDIA 2.0*
Builds a bridge between commercial entertainment and CGC.
image by Official Star Wars Blog
Star Wars ‘Dr. Horrible LOTR
Celebration Sing Along’ Fan-Produced Short
Art Contest ELE Submissions Film

13. Q: WHAT IS CGC?
A: Consumer-generated content
(CGC) is any content generated by a
consumer.
A: value co-creation
(just won an Emmy!)

14. TRADITIONAL ENTERTAINMENT
I create value that you consume

15. TRANSMEDIA 1.0
interact with
I create value that you consume

16. TRANSMEDIA 2.0*
co-
together
We I create value that you consume

17. TRANSMEDIA 2.0*
integrates transmedia storytelling, CGC and commercial entertainment.
Commercial
Entertainment
Canonical
Holy
Grail
Engaging Participatory
Consumer-
Transmedia
Generated
Storytelling
Content
Content creators can now co-create value with audiences.

18. TRANSMEDIA 2.0*
is a fundamental
shift
in entertainment.

19. http://metascott.com
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