How Heroes are Made: A Collaborative Approach to Serialized Content in a Transmedia World

If you're one of those lucky few attending the Game Developers Conference in February 2008, be sure to check Mr. Jesse Alexander. Who the hell is he you ask? Only one of the producers for Heroes, on top of stints with Lost and Alias. "How Heroes are Made: A Collaborative Approach to Serialized Content in a Transmedia World" discusses the rigors of writing and producing a serialized twenty-four episode season for broadcast television. Watch as he fights off inflexible schedules (bam!) and navigates narrative extensions in other forms of media (ziff!), all the while saving the millions of dollars at stake from disappearing. Ok, I don't think his speech will be that action-packed, but I still think it will be worth the time if you're going to the GDC nonetheless. And I realize I could've run a picture of Jesse Alexander, but I think a picture of Shigeru Miyamoto brandishing a Wiimote is awesome in its own right (he is at a past GDC). Jesse Alexander speaking at GDC

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