New+Media+&+Transmedia

Transmedia
Really a nascent concept but still becoming a reality as artists and others bring together digital messages and real time events to create a total content package that is like nothing else. More simply it is often converging two, or three, or more existing communication modes under one concept. As a result projects like this may seen as part of convergence culture or simply cross platform. Below is a list of both single platform media that can and be part of a transmedia message, examples of a complete transmedia messages, and related concepts.


 * **Company/Idea** || **Description** || **Website** ||
 * The Conversation Prism || View of the social media universe || [|www.theconversationprism.com] ||
 * Cathy's Book || Young adult novel || http://www.cathysbook.com/ ||
 * Escapist Magazine || Watch the development of a potential learning platform: gaming || [] ||
 * Genarrator || Interactive writing tool || [] ||
 * Geocube || Cube with six faces and 54 topics. Originally designed to teach geography, could be adapted as a platform for a variety of technical content. || [] ||
 * Killscreen || Same as Escapist Magazine above but with more approachable website || [] ||
 * Machinima || Video game engine || [] ||
 * Odeo || Podcasting || [] ||
 * Prezi || Presentation Software with narrative ability || http://prezi.com/ ||
 * Push Pop Press || Revolutionary interface, fresh new content, animations, video, and interactive infographics || [] ||
 * ReGenesis || Television series with parallel interactive game play || http://www.regenesistv.com/indexframeset.html ||
 * Second Life || This virtual world can be implemented as a platform for a variety of technical content. || [] ||