Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age
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a look at the creative and technical worlds of immersive storytelling
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What Nintendo Did Right and Wrong With Its Amiibo Figurines

What Nintendo Did Right and Wrong With Its Amiibo Figurines | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Chris Kohler:  "Nintendo's Amiibo, its entry into the "toys-to-life" gaming accessory business that also includes Activision's Skylanders and Disney's Infinity, seems to be off to a fairly good start. But it could have been much better."

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Disney's Biggest Stars Join Forces for Skylanders-Style Gaming Mash-Up

Disney's Biggest Stars Join Forces for Skylanders-Style Gaming Mash-Up | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Chris Kohler:  "If you're at all familiar with the success of Skylanders, you won't be too surprised by Disney's latest gaming initiative."

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It's called Infinity and, if Skylanders is anything to go by, we're going to be hearing a lot about it in the next few months.  Must say, I don't mind ... it looks pretty cool.  It combines characters from multiple Disney storyworlds into a single game with the potential to mix and match them in levels of your own creation.  John Lasseter has described it as “a tool chest for creativity".

Parker Donat's curator insight, January 22, 2013 7:33 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if Disney pulls off this multi-story world game and makes millions.

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How 'Skylanders' Creates a Superfan Economy

How 'Skylanders' Creates a Superfan Economy | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
Mashable sat down with Activision and a bonafide Skylanders superfan to unpack just how the series keeps fans coming back for more.
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Why Skylanders keeps going from strength to strength ...

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