We are bounding headfirst into a new season over at 93 Studios, but before that we spent some time looking at ARGs, the history of comics in newspapers and Grace Lee’s American Zombie. Also, for lovers of web video, this week we are officially opening up the Screening Room which is a project to tag, sort and categorize high-quality independent web series and movies and bring them to the masses. You should take a look.

Learn Something About ARGs

Learn about Alternate Reality Games, why they are great, why they are terrible and how we can make better ones.

Give Your Heroes Flaws

Everyone loves a good scar.

Make Use Of Ticking Clocks

On adding dramatic elements to your stories.

Learn About Newspaper Comics

With newspapers in dire straits no one ever remembers the comics. Learn about the history of newspaper comics and how they are dealing with the problems the industry is facing.

What Went Wrong?

A lucid look at some of the problems that went overlooked by the newspaper industry.

Citizens As Budding Reporters And Editors

Another segment to add to my all time favorite list. This is a look at the future of citizen participation in media from 1999, before everyone and their 90 year-old Aunt had a blog.

American Zombie

If you have Netflixs you should watch this movie. It’s a look at high-functioning Zombies and the problems of fear, prejudice and misunderstanding. It’s deep.

Zombies As A Metaphor

Speaking of deep, this is an exploration on how Zombies have been used as a vehicle for social commentary.

How To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse

This is what it all comes back to anyway so why not?

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