Posts Tagged ‘ convergence ’

Game of Thrones: Adaptation and Fidelity in an Age of Convergence

April 9, 2015
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<i>Game of Thrones</i>: Adaptation and Fidelity in an Age of Convergence

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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The Aesthetic Turn: How Media Translate, or, Why Do I Like Chase Scenes?

November 6, 2013
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The Aesthetic Turn: How Media Translate, or, Why Do I Like Chase Scenes?

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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Production Mythology, Release Reality: Syfy’s Defiance

January 21, 2013
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Production Mythology, Release Reality: Syfy’s <i>Defiance</i>

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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Convergent Media Policy: The Australian Case

May 31, 2012
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Convergent Media Policy: The Australian Case

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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MIT7 Media In Transition: unstable platforms

May 20, 2011
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MIT7 Media In Transition: unstable platforms

A look back at the highlights of last weekend's Media in Transition conference.
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Watching Twitter on TV

February 25, 2010
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Watching Twitter on TV

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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