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Create the next chapter for the transmedia novel Inanimate Alice, while learning how to remix the web with the Hackasaurus X-Ray Goggles.  A DIY project from [http://explorecreateshare.org/ Hive NYC].
Creating a map for everybody who wants to place a white flag on his house and share it.  A DIY project from [http://about.me/volker.schmidt/ Volker Schmidt].


'''Step 1:'''Dive into an [http://inanimatealice.com/ existing episode] of Inanimate Alice.
'''Step 1:'''Created an landing page of [http://about.me/white.flag/ White Flag] for everybody.


'''Step 2:'''Install the Hackasaurus [http://hackasaurus.org/en-US/goggles/ X-Ray Goggles].  
'''Step 2:'''Created pages on Facebook, Google and a Twitter account.


'''Step 3:''' Outline your own episode. Things to think about include:
'''Step 3:''' Participation awareness:
*Character- it could be Alice, it could be anyone!
*For now the only domain that points to the landing page is www.whiteflag.nl.
*Location-pick a country, any country!
*Anybody who wants to participate can claim a domain name of his own country and point it as well to the landing page.
*What happens next- is it a mystery the character is trying to solve, new friends the character meets, something new the character learns?
*The Facebook and Google pages needs content.


'''Step 4:''' Create a storyboard or story elements using new or remixed multimedia:
'''Step 4:''' Next step is to create a map:
*Drawings
*using OpenStreet map.
*Images
*maybe Google, but it will eventually cost money.
*Video
*Words


'''Step 5:''' Create your chapter using Hackasaurus! Remix a news website, a blog or a social media site by adding elements to tell your story.
'''Step 5:''' Spreading the word:
*Go to a website, activate the X-Ray Goggles bookmarklet.
*by means of the media - social, press, etc.  
*With the bookmarklet activated you should be able to inspect elements of the page that you want to change.
*more detailed steps to be anounced.
*Once you have figured out what you want to change, click R to remix. Remix that asset.
*Publish.
''Example: Remix a Facebook page to include status updates from Alice.''


'''Step 6:''' [http://take-a-screenshot.org/ Take a screenshot of your work]. Tweet your screenshot with the #hivebuzz hashtag.
'''Step 6:''' Having enough users it could even by possible to send a request to the UNESCO for a worldwide White Flag day.





Revision as of 16:12, 3 January 2013

White Flag Map

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White Flag
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about.me/white.flag

Creating a map for everybody who wants to place a white flag on his house and share it. A DIY project from Volker Schmidt.

Step 1:Created an landing page of White Flag for everybody.

Step 2:Created pages on Facebook, Google and a Twitter account.

Step 3: Participation awareness:

  • For now the only domain that points to the landing page is www.whiteflag.nl.
  • Anybody who wants to participate can claim a domain name of his own country and point it as well to the landing page.
  • The Facebook and Google pages needs content.

Step 4: Next step is to create a map:

  • using OpenStreet map.
  • maybe Google, but it will eventually cost money.

Step 5: Spreading the word:

  • by means of the media - social, press, etc.
  • more detailed steps to be anounced.

Step 6: Having enough users it could even by possible to send a request to the UNESCO for a worldwide White Flag day.