<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Theoretical and analytical considerations around the development of transmedia projects are evolving, but are still widely open, probably because transmedia storytelling is a relatively new subject that does not yet have its own specific methods and methodology of analysis. Moreover, transmedia projects are complex phenomena involving multiple dimensions, such as narrative, cultural context, marketing, business models, and legal framework. Currently, the usual approach gives place to methodologically separate analytical perspectives related to some of these dimensions. This article first discusses the elusive concept of transmedia storytelling and later presents analytical considerations outlining relevant aspects that can contribute to perceive the process of developing transmedia projects. The significance of these discussions is to address essential features of the design process behind transmedia projects and contribute to support the analytic needs of transmedia designers and the applied research in the interest of the media industry.</p></abstract>

Theoretical and analytical considerations around the development of transmedia projects are evolving, but are still widely open, probably because transmedia storytelling is a relatively new subject that does not yet have its own specific methods and methodology of analysis. Moreover, transmedia projects are complex phenomena involving multiple dimensions, such as narrative, cultural context, marketing, business models, and legal framework. Currently, the usual approach gives place to methodologically separate analytical perspectives related to some of these dimensions. This article first discusses the elusive concept of transmedia storytelling and later presents analytical considerations outlining relevant aspects that can contribute to perceive the process of developing transmedia projects. The significance of these discussions is to address essential features of the design process behind transmedia projects and contribute to support the analytic needs of transmedia designers and the applied research in the interest of the media industry.

Transmedia Project Design: Theoretical and Analytical Considerations

National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia

Baltic Screen Media Review

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Theoretical and analytical considerations around the development of transmedia projects are evolving, but are still widely open, probably because transmedia...

Transmedia Project Design: Theoretical and Analytical Considerations

Article Category: ARTICLES

Pubblicato online: 05 dic 2015

Pagine: 80 - 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bsmr-2015-0006

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.