All The World Is A Story

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Transmedia storytelling is rapidly becoming the new ‘must have’ in marketing and entertainment. Its adoption is slowed, however, by the confusion over what exactly it is. Like most things, there are lots of definitions, but with transmedia storytelling, it’s easy to be distracted by the promise of the wide array of tools and get caught [...]

10 Keys to Good Interactive Apps for Pre-schoolers

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Social media has redefined “participatory” in all kinds of ways. Social technologies and easy-to-use tools have changed fundamental assumptions about how we interact with everything, not just each other. It’s time we get used to the idea that kids these days think media is for interacting and not watching. Parents can take comfort in knowing [...]

Transmedia Storytelling: Neuroscience Meets Ancient Practices

Stories are how brains organize information

Every day you wake up to a flow of information.  Your alarm clock sounds and you check your smart phone for email and Facebook posts.  You scan a newspaper over breakfast; listen to the radio as you head to work. You get a warning about local traffic from your navigation device and have it search [...]

Research Survey Launched: Social Media Profiles and Influence on Body Image

Social media has changed how people get information and communicate in many ways. We are not just consumers of media. With social media and new technology and tools, we also can easily make, change, and share media. There are images everywhere generated by commercial activity and a wealth of research looking at the impact of [...]

The role for vigilantes: A little duct tape and plastic sheeting and all’s right with the world

by John & Pamela Rutledge A version of this article was published on PsychologyToday.com in the blog “Positively Media.” Dexter is a Showtime series about a serial killer with a code. He only kills the bad guys who deserve it. We love Dexter precisely because he finds bad guys and kills them before they can [...]