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Launched: LAMP mentored Red-Hot Cross-Media Drama - Scorched

Aug 13th, 2008 | By Gary Hayes | Category: ARG, Audience, Broadband PC, Event, Games, General, Interactive TV, Lead Story, Locative, Online Communties, Project, Residential May 2006, TV, User Generated

SCORCHED is Australia’s first ‘what-if’ disaster telemovie. - “The Year is 2012 and Australia has run out of water.”
There is a lot more than meets the eye to Scorched, destined to be Australia’s biggest landmark doco-drama event this year. The social media, community generated story elements that build up to and after the 90 [...]



Another üBERGroovy LAMP project launches 25 June 2008

Jun 24th, 2008 | By Gary Hayes | Category: Broadband PC, General, Online Communties, Residential Jul 2006, Social Networks, User Generated

Over half of all the LAMP projects are in or have been produced to audiences now. üBERgroover.tv was a project that came into our 4th residential on Milson’s Island in 2006 and we have just heard from ex-AFTRS student Tina Lymberis, it’s driving force, of the official launch and plans to take on the world. [...]



LAMP at KANZ Broadband Summit, 19-20 June 2008 in Seoul

Jun 4th, 2008 | By Administrator | Category: Broadband PC, Business, Conference, Event, Featured, General, Production, Seminar, User Generated, Workshop

Gary Hayes will be speaking and representing LAMP, AFTRS and new Australian Content at The 2008 KANZ Australia Korea New Zealand Broadband Summit on 19-20 June 2008 in Seoul, Korea
The nine or so Australian speakers at the two day summit will be led by Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the [...]



Podcast - Working Services, Successful Online Business Models

Mar 23rd, 2008 | By Gary Hayes | Category: Audience, Broadband PC, Business, Mobile, Music, On-demand, Online Communties, Podcasts, Production, Social Networks, Workshop

Andrew Apostola and Peter Giles outline typical online revenue generating systems and business models. They touch on direct payment types such as free and chargeable content, and indirect payment types such as pay per click advertising models based on traffic volume and sales results. They discuss various forms of subscription models, one example being micro-payments [...]



Project - Portable Ghosts

Mar 18th, 2008 | By Gary Hayes | Category: ARG, Broadband PC, Childrens, Games, Locative, Mixed Reality, Mobile, Online Communties, Production, Project, Residential Feb 2008, Social Networks, TV, Workshop

LAMP Lab: Marysville, Victoria, February 2008
Title: Portable Ghosts - NZ
Tagline: The best way to solve ghost mysteries is to have ghosts helping you!
Project Description: Become a Ghost Detective from the TV show to the virtual world onto the mobile, the web, print and into the real world. A truly unique social network experience that is [...]



Project - Catalyst

Mar 18th, 2008 | By Gary Hayes | Category: Audience, Broadband PC, Childrens, Online Communties, Production, Project, Residential Feb 2008, Second Life, Social Networks, Virtual Worlds, Workshop

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LAMP Lab: Marysville, Victoria, February 2008
Title: Catalyst - ABC, NSW
Tagline: Science that Excites and makes a difference
Project Description: ABC TV’s prime-time science magazine program broadcast on ABC 1 and 2 increases its reach to younger viewers via Ruben ‘The Surfing Scientist’ and provides depth and stickiness to existing viewers through it’s collaborative social network Fatherhood [...]



Project - Touched by the road toll

Mar 11th, 2008 | By Gary Hayes | Category: Audience, Broadband PC, Design, Locative, Mobile, Project, Residential Feb 2008, Second Life, Social Networks, User Generated, Virtual Worlds, Workshop

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LAMP Lab: Marysville, Victoria, February 2008
Title: Touched by the road toll - NSW
Project Description: In Australia there are five deaths on our roads every day. ??????Touched by the road toll?????? is an online social network for all those affected by road trauma. Behind every fatality there are a thousand stories. This online sanctuary provides a [...]



Project - podscape

Mar 11th, 2008 | By Gary Hayes | Category: Broadband PC, Design, Mobile, Music, Project, Residential Feb 2008, Virtual Worlds, Workshop

LAMP Lab: Marysville, Victoria, February 2008
Title: podscape - NZ
Tagline: You’re in the band

Project Description: Social virtual world networking where ‘Your in the Band’, a revolutionary new way to interact with friends and strangers alike. Patent pending.
Target Media: Web, Virtual World, Mobile, Locative

Team Members:

Chris White - Creator/Producer
Kentaro Yarrada - Designer

Guardian Mentor/s: Catherine Gleeson
Copyright: 2008 [...]



Video LAMP VIII Mixed Reality, Mini ARG - “Old Forest”

Mar 9th, 2008 | By Gary Hayes | Category: ARG, Broadband PC, Design, Games, Games Writing, Machinima, Mixed Reality, Mobile, Production, Project, Residential Feb 2008, Second Life, Seminar, Social Networks, Virtual Worlds, Workshop

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A mini ARG (Alternate Reality Game) with virtual world parallel components as part of the 8th LAMP residential in Marysville, Victoria Australia.
We have been running LAMP residential workshops for nearly 3 years now and on the first day we normally run a team bond/building game. The last eight have been 2+ hour long location puzzles, [...]



Project - The Land of a Thousand Legends

Mar 7th, 2008 | By Gary Hayes | Category: Broadband PC, Broadband TV, Childrens, Console, Games, Mobile, Production, Project, Residential Feb 2008, Social Networks, TV, Virtual Worlds, Workshop

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LAMP Lab: Marysville, Victoria, February 2008
Title: The Land of a Thousand Legends - NSW
Tagline: Doragon Taido!
Project Description: The Land of a Thousand Legends is a fully integrated cross media project For 6 to 9 years olds incorporating television, online, mobile and real-world play. Based on the TV series Master Raindrop, it’s an interactive adventure where [...]