Sneak Peek at Michael Grant's new Transmedia Project - The Secret Life of a Bibliophile

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"Michael Grant, the author of the Gone Series, has a new project in the works.  This winter the new project will be released as a transmedia experience.  A transmedia story is an interactive narrative told through the written word, video, puzzles, and more. But most importantly, it encourages fans to become part of the action.  I love this idea and can't wait to tell my students about it.  Below is a synopsis of the story with links to the transmedia experience.  There is also a Q&A with Michael Grant discussing the experience as a whole and what it all means!




The missing son of a U.N. diplomat... the reemergence of a strange organization... a pair of society twins caught in the middle... this is just the beginning of "Go BZRK," a new transmedia experience from author Michael Grant.

If you're ready to take the plunge in an interactive story like you've never experienced before, visit societytwins.com and register with nexushumanus.com to take your first steps in a strange and compelling universe.

Filled with video, puzzles, community collaboration, and more, "Go BZRK" puts YOU the player right in the middle of the action as you join Nexus Humanus and unravel a mystery that may hold the key to the fate of all mankind.

A Q&A with author Michael Grant

What is “Go BZRK”? Is this a book or some kind of interactive story?
Both. The book comes out this winter, but the interactive part starts now.  One leads up to the other, but they're part of a complete package.

Why “transmedia”?
There are different approaches to transmedia.  Most people take a single story and reproduce it on various platforms.  My philosophy has been to make each element - ARG, app, web, book - a thing unto itself, each revealing some aspect of the world of BZRK.  I've been fascinated with this is as a new way to tell stories.  The book remains central, but now I can reach beyond the book and create a much more complete world.  I can tell stories that enhance the book, and stories that parallel the book, and stories that are offshoots of backstory.  I guess the answer to "why" is "because it's fun...."

Is this the future of publishing?

via thesecretlifeofabibliophile.com

And Michael Gran's site is here:

http://gobzrk.com/

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