New in the portfolio: Seven Ages of Britain – The Quest

I recently worked with Six to Start to produce a game for the new David Dimbleby TV show.

It’s the toughest history quiz you’ve ever done – but this time, you’re allowed to use Google.

New for 2010: Retooled

I’m really pleased to announce a new project for 2010, codenamed Retooled.
The project will work with ex-manufacturing employees from the West Midlands, skilling them up in social media and working together on a challenge which mixes old and new skills.
I will be leading on the project on behalf of Maverick TV, and it’s been commissioned as [...]

Non-techies: New Media needs YOU!

We still tend to class new media / social media / web projects as being about “technology”, and I’m starting to get fed up of it. It’s especially bad at conferences – people are always talking about the tools as if they’re the only thing that’s important.
Our industry is no more about technology than filmmaking [...]

Which are more powerful? Dreams or Nightmares?

When it comes to changing the world, I believe that scaring the shit out of people only works up to a point.
I really love this quote:
“Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech is famous because it put forward an inspiring, positive vision that carried a critique of the current moment within it. Imagine how [...]

How to protect your users from those pesky stakeholders

Part of what a producer (that’s me) does should be to design around what users really need, and to protect the design from becoming negatively influenced by political pressure from stakeholders (who unfortunately are often the ones paying for it).
I’ve seen some shocking cases of Stakeholderitis this year, but last week I saw an inspiring [...]

Action Aid creates a “Virtual March”

Nice idea this – create your own avatar and add it to a “virtual march” in support of the land rights of the Indian Adivasi people.
Nice to see the large charities and NGOs finding ever more interesting ways of connecting with people. It’s a pretty crowded space now though so it’s important to be innovative [...]