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Culture Hacker focuses on how tech impacts storytelling. Media consumption is changing and Culture Hacker looks at how the collision of gaming, music, film and technology is changing the way stories are told and delivered to audiences.

Part of an ever growing collection of resources for the digital creative community, Culture Hacker is a cornerstone of the Workbook Project network focused on the funding, creation, distribution and sustainability of those working in the digital entertainment space.

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DIY DAYS is coming to NYC
On Saturday April 3rd, the WorkBook Project and the New School present DIY DAYS NYC. This marks the first time that the roving conference for creators will make a stop in NYC. The day will consist of talks, presentations, workshops and a special section called Incubator that matches two media startups with a think tank of experts. BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP! Fo […]
NEW BREED: The Crowd
By Gregory Bayne – As some of you know, I recently completed a successful funding campaign using Kickstarter.com to raise the initial capital needed to get my new film, Jens Pulver | Driven, an intimate documentary about legendary UFC Champion Jens Pulver, off the ground. The end result of the campaign was $27,210 pledged, my goal was $25,000, via 410 contr […]
CULTURE HACKER: The Art of Branded Content
by Peter Katz – Here’s my interview on branded content with Creative Director Tim Roper from award winning advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky. We met at UCLA Media & Entertainment Week. What do you feel are the biggest misconceptions about branded content? The biggest misconception is how easy it is to conceive it in a fresh way and then how wi […]
EVENT: Join the Conversation at Columbia
On March 27th The Conversation comes to Columbia University. Started in 2008, The Conversation is a look at the future of filmmaking and how advancements in technology are enabling new opportunities for filmmakers. The program for March 27th is extensive and will bring together a number of innovative thinkers in the space. For more information visit www.thec […]

DIY DAYS

Speaker Highlight: Jesse von Doom
Jesse is the executive director of CASH Music a nonprofit organization building open tools and services for musicians and the evolving music industry. He has a background in design and technology and has been working with music marketing and technology for over ten years. Jesse lives with his wife and two daughters on a tiny [...] […]
DIY Days is still looking for a few good volunteers!
We are looking for volunteers to be a part of our logistics team. Volunteers will be needed to greet and register attendees and speakers, direct traffic between our spaces, maintain time for sessions, prep speaker presentations, and generally be ready to attend to other logistical issues as they pop up. Our friend and talented writer/director/editor Raffi [ […]
Speaker Highlight: Michael Last
Michael has combined his passions for entrepreneurship, technology, and fun into his startup Intellitoys. Intellitoys is using toys as a new platform for distributing traditional media such as songs and stories, as well as interactive media, such as games and interactive stories. Michael is seeking to disrupt the business model of the toy industry to [...] […]
Speaker Highlight: Brian McTear
Brian is a musician, record producer and the owner of Miner Street Recordings, the Philadelphia recording studio where he has worked since 1996. In 2008, along with high school friend Bill Robertson, McTear launched Weathervane Music, a revolutionary non-profit organization to support and advance the work of select independent artists. With the music and vid […]

Archive for November, 2009

The Legos from Another Universe

25, Nov 2009

In retrospect, of course it was obvious that Legos had to be from space. Right? The Bradford Rant Institute seems to think so – they’ve been tracking mysterious Lego Pods that have been falling to earth in various locations around the globe. The next pod is due to hit the southeastern United States [...]

In: gaming

Exoriare – An ARG Takes Center Stage

19, Nov 2009

Smoking Gun Interactive is taking its new ARG very seriously.
Just because the game is intimately tied to the release of a new graphic novel and a planned console game, they aren’t about to treat it like an advertising campaign. In fact, they’ve been sending out press releases, writing stories for BoingBoing, and talking to The [...]

In: gaming

the internet and the film industry can be friends

18, Nov 2009

Once the dust settles there will be more money in the movie biz than during the time of physical formats.
MySpace and Ustream teamed up to livestream the premiere of Twilight Saga: New Moon. It had almost 3 million total viewers. Once everyone has a TV that is internet enabled fans can have Twilight parties together [...]

In: gaming

Crowdsourcing for Indies?

13, Nov 2009

This post looks at crowdsourcing from the perspective of the independent filmmaker and presents some considerations when asking an audience or fan base to create content. There’s a range of things an indie might do to engage an audience but this post looks specifically at crowdsourcing.
It’s worth noting up front that getting an audience to [...]

In: cross-media| crowdsourcing

The other side of the curtain

11, Nov 2009

You’ve taken the plunge and decided that you really want to go behind the scenes of an Alternate Reality Game in some capacity. Perhaps you’ve had an amazing experience as a player, or maybe you’ve just researched the genre and thought it sounded like it was right up your alley. Because, let’s face [...]

In: gaming