That’s Transmedia, Too
Following the 2010 Media Commons Tailgate (well, really leading up to it as well), we were all in the mental space of Transmedia. Particularly, I was trying to take a step back to think of ways that projects could transcend one form of media and incorporate others. I ran through plenty of ideas, some of which were unassuming like the good old paper turned into a video project or video project supported by a PowerPoint presentation, etc. Then I put the topic on autopilot and went forward with other lines of research – and answering our hotline phone during the end of semester crunch.
Until I found these on io9:
Combining the actual text of classic novels with iconic imagery into a fully readable – and absolutely beautiful – poster. Could you imagine asking students to do something similar with one of those staid essays? Maybe not for a high level research paper, but could really bring some joy into the realm of English 15, no?