Course: Transmedia Storytelling

Media can be said to represent the combination of technology and culture: Media is dependent on technology, while the contents of media are dependent on culture. For this reason, a …

Although the concept of “digital” is only a hundred years old, its impact on mankind and civilization is tremendous. In this video I will discuss the influence of the digital …

As material-based machine reproduction was converted into the non-material realm of digital reproduction, all the world’s cultural products, regardless of the media they required, were transferred and integrated into some …

The Telegraph of the mid-nineteenth century signaled the end of the printed word’s reign, and as the further development of electronic mediums chipped away at the monopoly of printed mediums, …

We know that there are three main components to any story: setting, character, and plot. Since these are the foundation of all stories, they can also be found in transmedia …

In this video I talk about the features of transmedia storytelling: multi-platforming, complexity of narrative, participation of consumers and commercial fandom.

When previous generations only had a pen, some paper, and a typewriter to tell a story, a literary imagination and the ability to write a story were the key components …

The story itself and the way of delivering the story are both very important. Most of you have probably had an experience similar to the following. You heard a very …

In this video I talk about how discontinuity has become a feature of modern society, and it is the role of creators and consumers to fill in the blanks and …

After a story has established a setting, we should then move on to storytelling techniques. How will the story be told? We’ve all had something like this happen before: You …

Following our previous discussion on character, we now touch on a plot. Romance, hero action, adventure. Different story themes have their set structure and plot. Let’s take a closer look. …

In this video, I talk about background and character as important elements that make up the story. The story really only begins when the character is introduced. The role of …

Although there are various kinds of stories, there appear to be two main traditions in storytelling. The first tradition is the story about you, your neighbors, people; these are stories …

Let’s have a look at the concepts of story and telling as this is a significant point. A story involves people sharing information about who did what. It can be …

First, transmedia users are accustomed to operating within a network. They are familiar with accessing information from the far corners of the Internet and interacting with communities of users with …