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		<title>Please Don&#8217;t Call Me a Puppetmaster</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve never really cared for the term Puppetmaster for a person behind the scenes in an Alternate Reality Game, but I haven&#8217;t come across a term that I want to replace it.  The term &#8220;puppetmaster&#8221; conjures up images of a mindless audience or characters in a story being controlled by one god-like entity.  It can [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="500" height="405" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="align" value="right" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/YfH8WwClSx0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;border=1" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500" height="405" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/YfH8WwClSx0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;border=1" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" align="right"></embed></object>I&#8217;ve never really cared for the term Puppetmaster for a person behind the scenes in an Alternate Reality Game, but I haven&#8217;t come across a term that I want to replace it.  The term &#8220;puppetmaster&#8221; conjures up images of a mindless audience or characters in a story being controlled by one god-like entity.  It can also imply an ownership of the characters in a narrative, and Remix Fiction believes that the story and the characters are guided by everyone who participates in the experience.</p>
<p>People in the Cross-media industry (there&#8217;s another disputed term) have come up with several variations which have merit, like Jeff Gomez from <a href="http://lab.starlightrunner.com/" target="_blank">Starlight Runner Entertainment</a> who mentions &#8220;Trans-media Producer&#8221; in his interview with <a href="http://www.dmwmedia.com/" target="_blank">Digital Media Wire</a>.  He suggests that there is yet another title that will evolve in the next five years for a person who will be a universe steward or world caretaker who manages the non-linear cooperative storytelling within each intellectual property.</p>
<p>So, what do I want to be called?  I guess for the time being, if you must give me a label, you can call me a Trans-Media Producer.  More than likely I&#8217;ll hear another term I like better in a week and write another post about why I don&#8217;t want to be called a Trans-Media Producer.  Yeah, I&#8217;m already starting to dislike it.</p>
<p>What do you think of the term &#8220;Puppetmaster&#8221;?  Do you think there is a better term?  Share your opinions in the comments &#8211; we&#8217;d love to hear from you!  Also, special thanks to <a href="http://www.christydena.com/" target="_blank">Christy Dena</a> for sending out the link to this video in her <a href="http://www.twitter.com/christydena" target="_blank">twitter stream</a>.</p>
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