 
    	            Using the case of Game of Thrones, Iain Robert Smith considers what happens to fidelity criticism when a show goes beyond the published material and starts to “adapt” material that has been planned but not yet written by the original author.
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				Tags: adaptation, convergence, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, novels, seriality, television
 Posted in Columns, From Nottingham and Beyond |   Comments Off on Game of Thrones: Adaptation and Fidelity in an Age of Convergence
										
			 
				
				
		        
				
	            	 
    	            In this latest entry in The Aesthetic Turn series, Kyle Conway considers the aesthetic experience of media, using translation and metaphor to turn our attention away from the object and toward our experience of media in the age of convergence.
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				Tags: Aesthetics, affect, Casino Royale, chase scenes, convergence, cultural studies, Inception, James Bond, media aesthetics, media studies, Remediation, The Matrix Reoloaded, translation
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    	            While a complex production mythology makes Syfy's ambitious transmedia series/game Defiance unique, the first of two parts explores how this mythology also breeds uncertainty as the franchise's April debut nears.
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				Tags: convergence, Defiance, Syfy, transmedia, Trion Worlds, video games
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    	            While other countries are considering changes to adapt their media laws for convergence, Australia has been a world leader in commissioning major studies that address these challenges head on.
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				Tags: Australia, classification, convergence, government, internet, Media, media policy, regulation, television
 Posted in Global, Industry, Internet, Perspectives |   Comments Off on Convergent Media Policy: The Australian Case
										
			 
				
				
		        
				
	            	 
    	            A look back at the highlights of last weekend's Media in Transition conference.
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				Tags: convergence, FCC, gaming, Nintendo, video on demand
 Posted in Columns, Report From... |   Comments Off on MIT7 Media In Transition: unstable platforms
										
			 
				
				
		        
				
	            	 
    	            The most exciting development in television technology showcased at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show was not 3DTV, but web-connected, widget-equipped television sets.
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				Tags: convergence, digital media, new media, social networking, technology, television, TV, Twitter, widgets
 Posted in Current Events, Internet, Technology, TV |   21 Comments »