This week we have the pleasure of welcoming Andy Campbell of Dreaming Methods. Andy has written a guest lecture to introduce us to the work of Dreaming Methods and the writing/creating/publishing process. His lecture fits in well with the lecture discussions we've already had about transliteracy and born digital fictions as well as posts like that of Judith's, discussing the *narratives* of LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.Please, as usual, add your comments and questions here, to this post as Andy will be checking in regularly throughout this week to respond.
FICTION OF DREAMS
What is Dreaming Methods?
Dreaming
Methods (http://www.dreamingmethods.com/) is a website
which showcases what I call digital
fiction: stories designed from the outset to be read (and/or experienced) only on a computer or other
device. It has no print counterpart. It's not tied into a movie, a book, an advertising
agency or a TV series; all of the work is original and free to view. The site
has been online for over 11 years now.
Dreaming
Methods is a project of the charity I work for, One to One Development Trust (http://www.onetoonedevelopment.org).
As a day job, I create websites, film graphics and print designs for clients in
the national and international arts/voluntary sectors. Dreaming Methods therefore is not entirely without financial
backing, but it is still largely a pursuit of passion – with most of the work having
been created on very little or no budget at all, and almost entirely in spare
time.
