CGTS Top Ten

The following are the top ten ideas that I pulled from CGTS: 

1.      Organization – Organization is key in a transmedia narrative because there are so many different elements to it (fake e-mail, blog, twitter account). Organization is essential helping the group run smoothly.

2.      Story Bibles – A story bible is a way to put all of the elements and ideas of the narrative in one easy-to-access place. This will be useful within groups to keep everything running as smoothly an canon as possible.  

3.      Keeping a Strong Core Team – Keeping a strong core team is extremely important with transmedia because this is essentially several small projects rolled into the bigger picture. It’s important to keep everyone involved on the same page.

4.      Communication – Communication is partly a spin-off of keeping a strong core team, as communication is a big part of keeping things running smoothly. However, communication between group members is something that should be stressed.

5.      Web Design – The point of transmedia is to make things as real as possible. While the story itself needs to be a canon and smooth as possible, the web design itself is just as important. If someone were to stroll onto the group page and it wasn't well-designed and overall just a shoddy job, it wouldn't keep the person’s interest.

6.      Conveying Dialogue Online – Reading this piece was useful because at first I was confused on how to get the character to interact online. This section will prove to be beyond useful.

7.      Engage Audience – Engaging the audience is important and will be taken under consideration within the group.

8.      Worldbuilding – Set dressing is also important. If it’s a story taking place at a beach, one would expect to see elements of the woods or the desert. Also take under consideration the types of cars you would find at a beach.

9.      Characterization – In an effort to further flesh out the characters, one must consider the less obvious questions about aforementioned character. However, obvious questions (what type of clothing does s/he wear?) should be thought of too.

10.  Use Physical Artifacts… with caution – Using physical artifacts is a great way to keep your audience involved. However, keep in mind that certain artifacts, such as a telephone may have a limited use. For example, a telephone may only have one line and with several users calling, they may get a busy signal.