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Longing for More Harry

Monday, April 26, 2010

I went to see the Harry Potter exhibit at the Science Centre yesterday with three avid tweenage Harry Potter fans. There weren’t not the only ones in the crowd in costume, not even close.
Like most of the kids there, they know every nook and cranny of the Potterverse. They know every character and […]

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Jeff Gomez’s Principles of Transmedia Narrative

Saturday, December 5, 2009

In the previous post I mentioned Harry Potter as the ultimate transmedia example.  But as Jeff Gomez points out in the comments, while HP does appear in many media, it is not transmedia narrative.  Across media, the Harry Potter stories are all reiteration or retellings of JK Rowling’s original seven book tale.  None of the […]

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Harry Potter As Transmedia Storytelling

Friday, December 4, 2009

If you think about Harry Potter is probably the greatest example of transmedia storytelling of our time.  Even though JK Rowling has kept tight reins on her world and the platform experiences outside the books don’t actually expand the universe, they do allow you to explore it in new ways.
And now this:

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