Entertainment and Innovation in the Digital Age: The Fusion of Film and Gaming

UWTV's Media Space series, in partnership with the Master of Communication in Digital Media at the University of Washington, explores the dynamic world of digital media and storytelling. Hosted by award-winning correspondent Hanson Hosein, the program features interviews with innovators and thought leaders who are shaping the digital landscape. Episodes originate as Livestream webcasts with interactive engagement via Twitter (#mediaspace) and are later broadcast as 30-minute prime-time programs.

Featured Episodes

• Episode 9: Entertainment and Innovation: The Fusion of Film and Gaming in the Pacific Northwest

  This episode delves into the convergence of film and interactive entertainment in the Pacific Northwest. It explores how story, the most immersive platform, serves as a starting point for innovative content creators weaving new worlds online and offline. Guests include Lynn Shelton, award-winning director of films like "Humpday" and the MTV web series "$5 Cover Seattle," and Matt Vancil, writer, director, and creator of "JourneyQuest" and "The Gamers."

• Episode 8: Innovation and Community in Emerging Markets: Social Tools for Social Change

  Features Jessica Rothenberg-Aalami, Managing Partner of the Gobee Group, discussing how innovation in emerging markets challenges business models in the developed world.

• Episode 7: Community & Innovation: What's Our Secret Civic Sauce?

  Features Eric Liu, founder of the Guiding Lights Network, discussing civic engagement, social change, citizenship, mentorship, and technology.

• Episode 6: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Pacific Northwest: Are We Really Ready for the Future?

  Features Intellectual Ventures CEO Nathan Myhrvold discussing innovation, invention, and the technology-centric Pacific Northwest's competitiveness.

• Episode 5: Entertainment & Innovation: "Transmedia Storytelling - What is it?"

  Features Brent V. Friedman discussing transmedia storytelling and how content creators and technologists need to spend more time sharing ideas.

• Episode 4: Entrepreneurship & Innovation: "How do we innovate?"

  Features Monica Harrington answering important questions on what drives a startup's success, why they are important for communities and what kind of spirit that fosters in tech-savvy Seattle.

• Episode 3: Community & Communication: "Where and Why is Innovation Happening?"

  Features Margaret O'Mara discussing the growth of the knowledge economy and the reasons creativity and innovation thrive in particular places.

• Episode 2: Entertainment & Content: "Whose Story?"

  Features Elan Lee, one of the inventors of the alternate reality game genre, discussing his pioneering breakthroughs in the area of entertainment and immersive gaming.

• Episode 1: Community & Content: "What's the Value?"

  Features Ben Huh discussing the value of user-generated internet content.

About the Host

Hanson Hosein, Director of the Master of Communication in Digital Media at the University of Washington, specializes in storytelling, social media strategies, and new communication models. A former NBC News war correspondent, he is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker.

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