Bebo launches new drama with Bristol writer Hazel Grian
July 18, 2007 Posted by Clare in : Bristol, Innovation, Media , trackbackKate Modern, a new interactive drama from the makers of lonelygirl15, launched on Bebo today and Bristol-based Hazel Grian, Producer of MeiGeist and owner of Licorice Film, is part of the writing team.
Set to be just as popular (the lonelygirl15 channel remains the most subscribed channel of all time on YouTube), Kate Modern will offer the 31 million members of social networking site Bebo characters they can send messages to, help solve puzzles, and generally participate in the story.
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Could this be the new face (sorry) of interactive entertainment? Presumably this will not be marketed as a 'real' person and any puzzles will be soved by 'real' people not production staff?
I guess Facebook is the next platform for this?