Orphan of Christy Dena’s blog, who did all the dirty work of finding what was actually going on, and much more than that, I will have to post more about new cross media productions, in case somebody is actually reading this blog :)A new TV spin off ARG is seeing the light, here is one of the original posts in the Jericho community:Yes, that’s right! A Jericho alternate reality game! Betcha didn’t see that one coming! Or at least, I sure didn’t!A few days (maybe a week?) ago, some people in the fandom received an email which linked them to the ARG. Apparently, it’s been around for awhile or something, but right now, the morse code involved is being updated regularly with new clues.It pretty much set the CBS message boards on fire with speculation and excitement (does this mean they’re actually promoting our show?!).So, if anyone wants to play along, the main site is www.jenningsandrall.com. It’s also being followed closely and discussed on these threads on the CBS message boards: jenningsandrall and Black Hills Radio Broadcasts.Associated sites are www.sacredhatcasino.com, www.blackhillsradiocontrol.com, and I think there might be a fourth as well so if you want to play along, check out those sites and get involved! :)Also, the production blog was updated with photos of the cast walking the picket lines with the writers…you can check them out at www.jerichorises.com.I d follow it, but I am still too busy trying to keep up with Year Zero

Perhaps you knew about it already, I didn’t : during the Mediamatic workshop Fredrich Kirschner mentioned an episode of South Park happening in War of Warcraft, episode 1008 (episode 8 of the 10th season) to be specific; take a look at the teaser here and then FIND the episode and watch it, if you hadn’t before - awesome

A lot of new projects appearing this month in this blog, maybe because for once I have been around a little more so I actually saw some of what is going on..
During the seminar on cross media at Cinekid Patrick Crowe introduced this brilliant project for teens, called Total Drama Island, by the multiple award winning Xenophile Media (interactive Emmy for alternate reality games Fallen and Regenesis. oops, sorry, Regenesis is an EXTENDED reality game). The interactive format makes fun of the various Survivor and Big Brother-style TV formats, and creates a highly ironic universe in which the system is basically the same, with a twist. The interaction architecture is all but obvious, and I found the ironic approach very educational, as irony may be the only defense left when one grows into a mature viewer.
If you wish to have your avatar selected for the Total Drama Island TV show, you should win a lot of games online - have fun!

Tomorrow night, at 10 pm eastern time, 7 pm SLT, CSI: NY “Down the Rabbithole” will go on the air - detective Mac Taylor / Gary Sinise will have to follow a killer in Second Life, but he won’t find him/her until spring. In the meanwhile all viewers have a shot to catch the techno-savy murderer in the CSI island, or working shoulder to shoulder with pros at the Crime lab in Second Life.
The interesting thing is that the CBS network had to build a simplified interface to Second Life because the main one was considered too difficult for the average TV viewer - the OnRez viewer will combine Second Life features, like chat and teleporting, with services such as virtual shopping.
Definitely worth attending, I ll be there

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