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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Is This The Most Technologically Advanced Book Ever Published?

Is This The Most Technologically Advanced Book Ever Published? | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Chuck Salter:  "A Google Ventures-backed startup partners with NASA, Microsoft, and satellite makers on a children's book of galactic ambition."

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Making Sense of Digital Books for Kids – 2

Making Sense of Digital Books for Kids – 2 | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
In my last post, Making Sense of Digital Books for Kids - Part 1 I looked at a number of categories to begin to understand how publishers and app developers...

 

[Part I can be found @scoopit http://bit.ly/rIVzrR]

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Children's conference: transmedia is essential

Children's conference: transmedia is essential | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Publishers must explore transmedia approaches to engage children whose lives revolve increasingly around gaming, online communities and social networking ...

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David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ Transformed Into Picture Book for Kids

David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ Transformed Into Picture Book for Kids | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
The 1969 space-rock song probably shouldn't have been made into a children's book: The haunting track about an astronaut who loses contact with Earth to float around the universe would probably give most kids nightmares.
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Penguin, Macmillan and Nosy Crow talk digital books for children

Penguin, Macmillan and Nosy Crow talk digital books for children | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
How publishers can make reading experiences that parents feel 'more positive about than Angry Birds'.


"The key theme: making great book-apps for children is very different from making books: it's a collaborative process requiring animators, coders, musicians and above all storytellers with a feel for interactive narrative."

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Making Sense of Digital Books for Kids – 1

Making Sense of Digital Books for Kids – 1 | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
The world of children's digital books is quickly becoming as densely populated as the rest of the app world, if not more so. And why shouldn't it?
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Pearson School Partners with Tikatok, Barnes and Noble’s Online Children’s Publishing Platform

Pearson School Partners with Tikatok, Barnes and Noble’s Online Children’s Publishing Platform | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
A growing body of research points to the effectiveness of digital storytelling as an educational tool to engage students, to empower them as writers, and to ensure they can retain and comprehend information.
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