[arg_discuss] What skills do you need for working in ARGs & transmedia

[Ian Pottmeyer]

Project Management.

Like you say, there's a lot of contracting out for various tasks. 
Keeping all your contractors and your internal team working smoothly 
together can be an art form in itself.

And like the others say: Know at least a little about the technologies 
you use most often, so that you know what's realistic, and you're 
capable of talking to your contractors in a language they understand.

-Ian

Brooke Thompson wrote:

> Tomorrow, I am meeting with various people from the State of Georgia 

> to talk about transmedia and the skills and education required for it. 

> It's part of some education grant program that helps to make sure that 

> GA has a competitive work force.

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> I am at a loss. Transmedia skills tend to be more "liberal arts" than 

> technical - or, rather, we contract out what we need when we need it 

> which changes frequently. Or is that just how I see it from where I'm 

> standing - do you producer types see it similarly? If you could say 

> that you'd like to see more people better educated in something, what 

> would that something be? Or, is there some knowledge or skill you have 

> that you feel has been instrumental or something you wish you had, 

> what is it?

>

> Help me not sound like an idiot or at less like less of one ;)

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> Brooke Thompson

> Transmedia Storytelling

> http://www.giantmice.com

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