“Happy Halloween Ladies…” (name that quote?)

Ok, the branding has gone too far. We need not try to redefine the contemporary media-scape by defining it as a new way of telling stories. Stories will be told. I found this set of articles interesting at first, then a bit confounding. b/c of items like this:

I used to make myself crazy with one more qualifier — the character would have to know how to put up sites and profiles of that complexity. But I believe it’s an emerging convention not to overthink personal websites with production values exceeding the plausible skill of the character in question. (And if it’s not, then it should be!) Don’t let realism trip you into weakening your story.

I was going to trash it, but on reflection, go give these a read, they are interesting.

Show and Tell – Deus Ex Machinatio

Conveying Action in Transmedia – Deus Ex Machinatio

Characterizations for Transmedia – Deus Ex Machinatio

[and yes, those are monogrammed pajamas and I’m drinking a delicious cup of coffee brewed in a cheap black and decker with beans from La Colombe]