Storytellers and actors need settings, locations where their stories unfold. These places, I originally referred to as part of the GriotVision Multicasting Ecosystem but now refer to as The Meshverse. This blog has been covering many of the developments and trends in the emerging paradigm, but The Meshverse blog is taking over that role and the focus here will shift to GriotVision content!
A MUST READ interview with John Gaeta and Rudy Poat, two people who worked on The Matrix is available at Gamasutra: Beyond Machinima. John won a special effects award for his work on The Matrix and is clearly a visionary. This interview provides among other things, some excellent insights into the why of GriotVision, 3D and the handwriting on the wall of the Web from the perspective of knowleldgeable people involved in film and games. A little while ago, in Madden On The Holodeck, I said:
People tend to view TV and film as the ultimate form of media. However, media is evolving beyond these limited formats into the realms of the immersive and interactive.
John Gaeta and Rudy Poat are taking media to the another level, developing a hybrid environment that draws from the best of games and film
