Ideas Pouring outta my Ears

We've had some excellent industry professionals in to talk to us about they're work and lifestyles as freelance designers, animators etc. Sam Butler and i talked about the possibilities of interactive television shows where you can manipulate the plot and influence the outcome of episodes, storylines or whole series. As well as the option of multiple camera angles, similar to games such as Halo 3, and perhaps the possibility of experiencing the whole show from the P.O.V of your favorite character.

Dan Miller introduced the notion of advertising and specifically product placement within my concept, which would obviously be a fundamental area to cover. Imagine pausing live TV as Britney Spears sips on an ice cold can of Pepsi, the camera zooms in and pans round the can of Pepsi and as the user rolls over it, a tab of other options and hyperlinks is made available, for example:
1)Your nearest Pepsi supplier is 134 Tarner Industrial Estate, Brighton, BN2 7QR.
2)***WIN A LIFETIMES SUPPLY OF PEPSI*** just enter our competition here
3)Check out our newest advertisement with the freshest Justin Timberlake Clone.

Angie Taylor and i spoke about the personalisation of the service, with profiles and online TV communities. You and your peers could could create a group revolving around the cartoon Family Guy, where you all settle down in your separate houses and watch it at the same time and converse about it on the text banner at the bottom of the screen - similar to how present viewers at home can text their opinions into Question Time and other talk shows. Of course this isn't as fun or wholesome as all congregating in the same room to actually watch it in each others company, but i think this is the way our Generation Txt is going. There could also be a recommendations option that advises, "if you like Family Guy you may also enjoy South Park, Simpsons, American Dad, Futurama, Aqua Team Hunger Force...etc." Amazon has a similar service for its users, as do the online Music applications Pandora and Last Fm.