Monday, March 7, 2011

Collapsus

Collapsus is a transmedia experiment that combines written media, videos, and a game to convey a single narrative. It has a single story followed in the game, but is accompanied by videos and articles that give depth to the world. The narrative uses a fictional story based on real world facts and issues. The whole experience is unique in that it is both a fictional game and a factual statement. I personally wasn't too into it, but I see how the transmedia ideas used in the project could be further developed into something better.

Transmedia has potential but I feel that Collapsus falls short of that potential. It changes too much of a standard media format at once, too much was going on at once making it a clustered experience. I think if the different forms of media were combined in a different way it could be a more structured, sound experience. But as an experimental work, Collapsus does provide a stepping stone for future developement of a transmedia experience.

My own transmedia experience in this class has definitely effected the way I see the creative process. Although there are differences between different media platforms, there are certain properties that are valid through any, and many skills in each that can be applied to other mediums in one way or another.