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Robert Pratten Talks About the Current & Future of  Pokemon Go, AR & Transmedia AR and Transmedia Storytelling Could Add More to PokemonGo (photo courtesy of Transmedia Storytellers Ltd.) What if you were one of the Pokemon being hunted and captured as part of an adventure story that gets unfolded and retold every second? That is what Augmented Reality (AR) and Transmedia storytelling is all about. We talk with Rob Pratten , transmedia expert and founder and CEO of Transmedia Storytelling Ltd., about how AR can enhance transmedia storytelling if done right. He discusses that we think of Augmented Reality visually but challenges us that AR can be effective with other of our senses. Rob also gives some comment on the latest AR hit - Pokemon Go. Check out our interview with Rob below.

How does Game of Thrones and Transmedia work? Transmedia Storytelling Ltd and Canal+ in Spain did a MMORPG game in parallel with the series Game of Thrones in Spain. They pulled all the stops on this using the series website, Sponsor in-store game codes and Social Media. We deep dive with Robert Pratten, CEO and co-founder of Transmedia Storytelling Ltd. on how their Conductrr product was the backbone of this transmedia MMORPG running along side the Game of Thrones series. Check out his interview below.

Hey Transmedia enthusiasts! The first  Conducttr Conference is coming in October of this year aimed at creative people who want to deepen their understanding of transmedia storytelling by sharing their experiences while building their network in transmedia.  We talk again with co-founder and front man of Transmedia Storytelling Ltd. , maker of Conductrr to discuss the upcoming conference.

At the 2014 Casual Connect Game Conference , the Nerd Stalker gang caught up with Sean Vesce and Amy Fredeen of E-Line Media on their upcoming "World Game" release called Never Alone . Never Alone is a Atmospheric Puzzle Platformer game based on an Alaskan folklore from a tribe called the Inupiaq (ee-new-pee-ack). It is story of a young girl who travels with an Artic fox to find the source of the big blizzard affecting their land. Check out their interview to find out more about Never Alone and the cultural story behind the game.

We came across a great game recently that recaptures your creativity in writing and gamifies it. Write It! Versus is a great transmedia game based on a e-book and is now available on iOS. We talk with Juan Pablo Gaviria about how he came up with the app and how you are given 3 words and 140 characters to create your story.

Transmedia seems to be a hot topic here in SF. We caught up with Robert Pratten , co-founder of Transmedia Storytelling Ltd. in a London cafe in between meetings. Robert talks about their product -- Conducttr. Conducttr allows brands and branding agencies to do unique engagement through transmedia storytelling . Robert discusses his love for film and his passion for transmedia storytelling.

Greg Viloria aka @SocialGreg interviews Andre "Champagne" Patrick, Executive Director of the just announced Transbay Festival. The Transbay Festival hopes to create Innovation, Entertainment and Community with their event focussing on Media, Interactive and Social. In this interview, Andre explains the vision for this inaugural event. The event already has the closing night with  " Let It Ripple : Mobile Films for Global Change", an ongoing Transmedia Project by The  Moxie Institute , which really began with Tiffany Shlain's film, " Connected : An Autoblogography About Love, Death, & Technology ."  Tiffany Shlain, is an acclaimed director and known as the Founder of the Webby Awards. Here is the link to the press release  announcing the event.