Book Love: Help Your Child Grow from Reluctant to Enthusiastic Reader 1st Edition: Melissa Taylor: Amazon.com: Kindle Store
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Any tips for fostering a love of reading in children are welcome.
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Type:Rider is a multiplatform game whose name evokes its basic plan, a mix of mechanical writing (“type” of the typewriter) with the idea of a race (the “rider”). Via The Digital Rocking Chair
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Love the mix of Writing with Transmedia. Delete the scoop?
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Having just endured the train wreck that was Far Cry 3's narrative arc, now's the perfect time to look at this guide by GameFront on how to write a story for a video game. Via The Digital Rocking Chair
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Writing for video games brings its own challenges. 
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December 19, 2012 12:42 AM
Links to a very fun and somewhat (LOL) insightful infographic. Delete the scoop?
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Brian Crecente: "Hawken: A year and a half ago no one, beyond the team of nine working on the game, had ever heard the name. But by the end of this year, if all goes to plan, Hawken the game will launch in the eye of a transmedia storm that includes a video web series, a graphic novel, feature film and plans for an animated television show, action figures, a novel and perhaps, one day, lunch boxes." Via The Digital Rocking Chair Delete the scoop?
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Mark Langshaw: "Few fictional characters have captured the world's imagination like James Bond. Ian Fleming's iconic spy took literature by storm in the 1950s and 60s, and went on to feature in one of the most prolific film franchises of all time" ... Via The Digital Rocking Chair Delete the scoop?
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The Pottermore Insider: The Official Blog of Pottermore. Written by members of the Pottermore team, the Insider is here to bring you the latest news and updates on all things Pottermore. Via The Digital Rocking Chair, Binary Racoon Delete the scoop?
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Dr Pamela Rutledge: "Video games have been at the forefront of interactive media and continue to be a significant part of the participatory media environment." Via The Digital Rocking Chair Delete the scoop?
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DELVERINTOVIDEOGAMES: "New TV series Continuum explores dystopia of corporate hegemony, time travel and human augmentation and establishes a compact transmedia world with strong gaming elements." Via Simon Staffans, The Digital Rocking Chair Delete the scoop?
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Rich Stanton: "Thinking of movies and games as totally distinct enterprises ignores all the blurring that happens at the boundaries, where new ways of telling stories and engaging audiences are constantly being born." Via The Digital Rocking Chair Delete the scoop?
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Erik Kain: "Blatant sexism and misogyny in gaming culture may be the work of a minority of gamers, but it’s still an important issue that deserves an open conversation. The ugly backlash to Anita Sarkeesian’s Tropes vs. Women Kickstarter project is an illustration why." Via The Digital Rocking Chair 
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July 15, 2012 7:44 AM
this things are a bit disgusting that is why people should be warned
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Alan Robinson: "Whether it has been through novels, webisodes, or interactive “alternate reality” games, the concept of transmedia storytelling continues to evolve in news ways as technology becomes more accessible. Nothing has been quite so immersive, however, as the SyFy Channel’s upcoming TV series, Defiance" ... Via The Digital Rocking Chair
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For lovers of Sci Fi everywhere.
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December 30, 2012 8:45 PM
I'm really hoping Defiance lives up to expectations ... I guess only time will tell. Delete the scoop?
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Jacob Shwirtz: "As social TV continues to evolve, with more start-ups, more consolidation and broader impact on our industry, it seems appropriate to take stock of 2012 and try to foresee what 2013 has in store for the hottest buzzword in the media industry." Via The Digital Rocking Chair Delete the scoop?
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Daniel Donahoo: "One of the most enjoyable games I’ve been a part of in recent times has been an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) being run by an innovative teacher from Australia" ...
DRC: Jess McCulloch's participation at StoryWorld 2012 last week sparked a lot of interest. So, here's an article from the archive which gives great insight into the fantastic work that she's doing ... Via The Digital Rocking Chair, Binary Racoon Delete the scoop?
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Sandra Gaudenzi: "It combines game logic and immersive interface to tackle a serious problem such as offshore oil extraction: its dangers, its economic and ecologic consequences. More than anything it tries to find a new language to engage a web audience that is game savvy, but maybe not energetically engaged" ... Via The Digital Rocking Chair, Binary Racoon Delete the scoop?
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Ben Schiller: '"Games allow you to create a system that when people participate, they generate a story," says Jeff Watson, a proponent of "civic games"--play that’s not just for fun, but has some underlying social purpose.' Via The Digital Rocking Chair Delete the scoop?
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Great new book from teacher and blogger Melissa Taylor - ImaginationSoup.com