Robert Pratten on Transmedia Storytelling — mobilizedTV.com
On 07/12/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, digital storytelling, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile technologies, story, storytelling, technologies for your home, television, trends,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/12/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Apple, career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, mobile technologies, pace of change, tools, trends, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Some numbers from App Store turns 3 years old [tipb.com by Rene Ritchie]
- The App Store had XXX apps on day one
- A year later it had over 56,000 that had been downloaded over 1 billion times
- Last year it had over 225,000 apps — 8500 iPad native — and over 5 billion downloads
- As of last week we’re over 425,000 apps — 100,000 iPad native — and over 15 billion downloads
On 07/05/2011,
in digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, media/film, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multi-touch, multimedia, story, storytelling, transmedia,
by Daniel Christian
Storytelling gets an upgrade: Beyond tactile stories — from digitalbookworld.com by J.C. Hutchins, novelist and transmedia storyteller
Excerpt:
Over the course of my two previous pieces on storytelling upgrades, I showed how tactile and kinetic features native to the iPad can be linked to traditional narrative devices, such as foreshadowing. However, where it gets really exciting is how the device can unlock a deeply interactive and immersive environment in which the “reader” is an integral part of a nonlinear story—all narrative features that cannot be rendered in print.
Up to now, I had been focusing on the tactile and kinetic, but there are dozens of ways exist to leverage the iPad’s other built-in features, including…
Also see:
StoryWorld Conference + Expo is a timely event for:
- Transmedia content developers
- Book publishing professionals
- Television development and acquisition professionals
- Film professionals
- Advertising agencies and multi-media marketing firms
- Game developers (including web, video, roleplaying and alternate reality games)
- Mobile developers
- Production companies
- Literary and entertainment agencies
- Writers and content creators
- Media consultants
- Any firm or professional in the business of producing cross-platform content
On 06/29/2011,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, Augmented Reality (AR), content development, aggregation, repositories, creativity, digital storytelling, marketing/social marketing, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile technologies, social learning / networks, social media, tablets, technology (general), trends,
by Daniel Christian
- Social TV
- Digital storytelling
- HTML 5 and the rise of web apps
- Collaboration and co-creation
- The power of real-time
- The rise of social business
- Designing for networks and understanding social spread
- Seamless integration across devices
- The power of the tangible / creating social objects
- The rise of the tablet
- Getting creative with players and browsers
- Socially connected objects
See also:
On 06/27/2011,
in innovation, mobile technologies, platforms, publishing, tablets,
by Daniel Christian
Onswipe launches tablet publishing platform with Hearst, Slate, Ziff Davis, Forbes and more — from Onswipe.com
Excerpt:
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (June 21st, 2011) – Onswipe, a platform for publishing and advertising on tablet devices, is launching today with an Iconic group of publishers including Hearst, Slate, and Forbes. The Onswipe platform lets publishers use the scale of their web audience to provide a beautiful app-like experience in the browser. Onswipe is also joined by Iconic advertisers Sprint with Slate and American Express with Marie Claire.
Onswipe provides the ability for publishers to make their content look amazing on tablet devices such as iPad while providing an advertising platform to make publishers boatloads of money. In under 3 minutes, a publisher can make their existing content provide an app-like experience within the web browser to their audience. The Onswipe platform works with publishers of any size whether their audience consists of 100 people or 1 million.
On 06/17/2011,
in Apple, convergence, Google, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile technologies, telecommunications, transmedia, trends, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
(PDF) Connected Device, iPad Impressions Continue to Rise — from Trendbird.biz
…and several more informative graphics.
On 06/16/2011,
in convergence, digital audio, digital video, Google, human-computer interaction (HCI), mobile technologies, telecommunications, telepresence, tools, vendors, web-based collaboration, webinars,
by Daniel Christian
Announcing the Cisco umi Mobile App for iOS and Android–– from Cisco by Gina Clark
Excerpt from Cisco (emphasis DSC):
Today, I’m pleased to announce a new addition to the umi family — the Cisco umi mobile app is now available for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Android devices.
The umi mobile app is a cool new way for umi subscribers to access video messages and recorded videos on the go. In addition, you can use your mobile device’s touchscreen to add/edit contacts easily with the onscreen keyboard, or even as a remote control for umi on your HDTV.
Relevant addendum later on 6/16/11:
- Fuze Meeting Now Integrates With High-End Telepresence Systems — from ReadWriteWeb by John Paul Titlow
On 06/14/2011,
in collaboration, digital learning, education technology, interactivity, K-12 related, mobile learning, mobile technologies, online learning, presentations, student teaching/teacher education, student-related, teachers,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I originally saw this at The Educational Technology Guy blog
On 06/14/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, emerging technologies, game-changing environment, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile technologies, tablets, technologies for your home,
by Daniel Christian
Excerpt for features:
- Televation acts as an independent content access point efficiently tuning all subscribed services and transcoding to the proper format without disrupting household viewing. Changing channels on the tablet is easy and doesn’t affect household members watching TV in other rooms.
- Designed by our expert engineering team, Televation receives a QAM signal via coax, decodes and decrypts it using a QAM tuner and CableCARD, then transcodes and transrates from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4.
- Televation protects content distributed within the home with CableLabs and DTLA approved IPRM, part of Motorola’s SecureMedia® DRM. It uses regulation CableCard technology to protect content delivered to the home.
- Subscribers navigate Televation’s experience using an application on their tablet or device. Providers can either build their own branded App or use a customizable, ready-to-use App created by Motorola.
On 06/14/2011,
in mobile learning, mobile technologies,
by Daniel Christian
A mobile learning platform matrix — InsideHigherEd.com by Joshua Kim
From DSC:
Joshua give us the pros, cons, costs and considerations of several options.
On 06/13/2011,
in digital audio, digital video, immersion, interactivity, mobile technologies, productivity / tips and tricks, telepresence, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
On 06/13/2011,
in education technology, emerging technologies, mobile technologies,
by Daniel Christian
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- What’s that tree? Try Smithsonian’s new app to see — from USAToday by Brett Zongker
WASHINGTON — If you’ve ever wondered what type of tree was nearby but didn’t have a guide book, a new smartphone app allows users with no formal training to satisfy their curiosity and contribute to science at the same time.Scientists have developed the first mobile app to identify plants by simply photographing a leaf. The free iPhone and iPad app, called Leafsnap, instantly searches a growing library of leaf images amassed by the Smithsonian Institution. In seconds, it returns a likely species name, high-resolution photographs and information on the tree’s flowers, fruit, seeds and bark.
On 06/07/2011,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, computer science, creativity, digital learning, digital storytelling, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, future, innovation, interactivity, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multi-touch, multimedia, participation, platforms, programming, television, transmedia,
by Daniel Christian
Apple’s new video regarding their iOS 5 operating system
From DSC:
I have it that these technologies will be used for educationally-related purposes/materials as well; including digital storytelling, transmedia storytelling, transmedia-based interactive/participative educational materials and more.