The rise of games in a transmedia world
Games are becoming an increasingly important element in transmedia projects says Guy Gadney.
Australia has a unique position in the world as a producer of some of the most enduring soap operas in the English-speaking world.
Some are still running locally, like Neighbours, currently in its 28th season. Some flowered and then withered on the great vine of Australian television.
The Restless Years was one that was axed in Australia in 1981, but the format took root in Germany and The Netherlands where it continues as a hugely popular mainstream show called Goede tijden, slechte tijden (GTST).
