{"id":9852,"date":"2016-08-29T20:46:30","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T00:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=9852"},"modified":"2016-08-30T09:29:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T13:29:38","slug":"episode-183-jeff-gomez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-183-jeff-gomez","title":{"rendered":"Episode 183 &#8211; Jeff Gomez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Virtual Memories Show #183: Jeff Gomez<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9354\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9852-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=9852-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The reason we enjoy these finely-tooled story-worlds is because we love dollhouses. We love miniatures. We love to see a universe that is created in such a way that they convince us somehow, even for a moment, that they&#8217;re real.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeff_gomez\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9853\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-183-jeff-gomez\/28652930353_a35c8e2365_z\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/28652930353_a35c8e2365_z.jpg?fit=624%2C640\" data-orig-size=\"624,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"28652930353_a35c8e2365_z\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/28652930353_a35c8e2365_z.jpg?fit=525%2C538\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/28652930353_a35c8e2365_z.jpg?resize=440%2C451\" alt=\"28652930353_a35c8e2365_z\" width=\"440\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/28652930353_a35c8e2365_z.jpg?w=624 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/28652930353_a35c8e2365_z.jpg?resize=429%2C440 429w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/28652930353_a35c8e2365_z.jpg?resize=605%2C620 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transmedia producer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeff_gomez\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Gomez<\/a> joins the show to talk about the evolution of storytelling. We get into how the internet is driving communal narrative, the role of fandom in our culture, the way every new media is touted as the Destroyer of Worlds, the outgrowth of &#8220;canonical&#8221; storytelling and his one-time role as Keeper of the Canon at a comic company, the parallels between sports-nerds and fantasy-nerds, the old entertainment properties he really wishes he could work on, and just what it was in his childhood that led him into this role! <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Give it a listen!<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Story existed in one form from the dawn of human history until just a couple of hundred years ago, when it was disrupted. The disruption is ending.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9355\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9852-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=9852-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also get into the impact of fan fiction, the economics of the IP feeder system, playing D&amp;D as a way to connect with people, why the Fantastic Four movies didn&#8217;t work, the transition from The Hero&#8217;s Journey to The Collective Journey, and how it feels to get criticized today for comics he made in 1996. Plus, I ask the nerdiest closing question in the history of the show.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Now go listen to the show!<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I saw a lot of violence growing up, but everyone got along when they were in the movie theater.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_183_-_Jeff_Gomez.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\">the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes! You might like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-182-virginia-heffernan\" target=\"_blank\">Virginia Heffernan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-137-scott-mccloud\" target=\"_blank\">Scott McCloud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-166-ben-model\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Model<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-glamour-profession\" target=\"_blank\">Virginia Postrel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-160-bob-stein-ashton-applewhite\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Stein<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em> on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VirtualMemoriesShow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\">RSS<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeff_gomez\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Gomez<\/a>, CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starlightrunner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Starlight Runner Entertainment<\/a>, has the greatest job in the universe: he designs, expands, and defends the integrity of some of the biggest blockbuster worlds in all of pop culture! Jeff served as a creator for the story worlds of <em>Magic: The Gathering<\/em>, <em>Turok Dinosaur Hunter N64<\/em>, <em>Hot Wheels World Race<\/em>, and <em>Coca-Cola Happiness Factory<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>As the most renowned Transmedia Producer in the entertainment industry, Jeff takes blockbuster movies, hit videogames, and major toy brands, and develops and extends their fictional worlds across multiple media platforms. He also serves as an advisor and consultant on global trends in technology, youth culture, and social media to studio heads, publishers, licensing agencies, C-suite executives, and government leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff has worked on such exciting franchises as Disney\u2019s <em>Pirates of the Caribbean<\/em>, James Cameron\u2019s <em>Avatar<\/em>, Hasbro\u2019s <em>Transformers<\/em>, Sony Pictures\u2019 <em>Spider-Man<\/em>, 343 Studios\u2019 <em>Halo<\/em>, and Nickelodeon\u2019s <em>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/em>. He also teaches transmedia storytelling for social good to non-profits, educational institutions and non-government organizations across the globe, including Mexico, Colombia, Australia, and the Middle East and North Africa region.<\/p>\n<p>Growing up on the rough streets of New York City, Jeff has always championed the causes of young people. His Never Surrender! seminars teach kids how to deal with bullies, and he regularly provides career counseling to imaginative teens and young adults who are facing challenges in life.<\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Nothing&#8217;s Gonna Bring Me Down<em>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/davidanddavidmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\">David Baerwald<\/a>, used with permission of the artist. The conversation was recorded at Mr. Gomez&#8217;s home\u00a0on a pair of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002SQJLA4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002SQJLA4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=URDAV7Z2QAHX4UAB\">Blue enCORE 200 Microphones<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002SQJLA4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00KCXMBES\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00KCXMBES&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=4WKYIFHCCL6N44BR\">Zoom H5<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00KCXMBES\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002SQJLA4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002SQJLA4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=URDAV7Z2QAHX4UAB\">Blue enCORE 200 Microphone<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002SQJLA4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003VZG550\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003VZG550&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=M2DKYCZ52E6ZFUA3\">Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2&#215;2 USB Recording Interface<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B003VZG550\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Photo of Mr. Gomez by me.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show #183: Jeff Gomez &#8220;The reason we enjoy these finely-tooled story-worlds is because we love dollhouses. We love miniatures. We love to see a universe that is created in such a way that they convince us somehow, even for a moment, that they&#8217;re real.&#8221; Transmedia producer Jeff Gomez joins the show to talk &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-183-jeff-gomez\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Episode 183 &#8211; Jeff Gomez&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22,27,26,4,1083,1183],"tags":[4423,4416,4424,1090,2304,4435,4420,84,4426,4422,4415,2171,4417,4431,4200,4429,4430,3299,2303,4419,607,121,2772,4433,1089,268,4418,4421,4432,4425,4434,4428,1685,4427],"class_list":["post-9852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-big-business","category-comics","category-literature","category-movies","category-podcasts","tag-avatar","tag-buffy-the-vampire-slayer","tag-carl-jung","tag-doctor-strange","tag-game-of-thrones","tag-ghostbusters","tag-halo","tag-homer","tag-irwin-allen","tag-james-cameron","tag-jeff-gomez","tag-joseph-campbell","tag-kevin-feige","tag-key-peele","tag-kliph-nesteroff","tag-land-of-the-giants","tag-lost-in-space","tag-magic-the-gathering","tag-orange-is-the-new-black","tag-pirates-of-the-caribbean","tag-scott-mccloud","tag-shakespeare","tag-sherlock-holmes","tag-silver-surfer","tag-spider-man","tag-star-wars","tag-starlight-runner","tag-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles","tag-the-lone-ranger","tag-the-prisoner","tag-the-walking-dead","tag-time-tunnel","tag-tolkien","tag-voyage-to-the-bottom-of-the-sea"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-2yU","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10449,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/comic-con-2017-pre-game","url_meta":{"origin":9852,"position":0},"title":"Comic-Con 2017 pre-game","author":"Gil","date":"July 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I won't be at the big Comic-Con International in San Diego this weekend, but if you're going, here's a list of podcasts I've done with some of this year's guests & attendees: Maria Alexander\u00a0\u2022\u00a0mp3 Derf Backderf\u00a0\u2022\u00a0mp3 Joyce Farmer\u00a0\u2022\u00a0mp3 Mary Fleener \u2022 mp3 Jeff Gomez\u00a0\u2022\u00a0mp3 Karen Green\u00a0\u2022\u00a0mp3 Peter Kuper\u00a0\u2022\u00a0mp3 Mimi Pond\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Classic Comics Criticism&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Classic Comics Criticism","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/category\/literature\/classic-comics-criticism"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/cci_teaser_logo_2_52.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2628,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/im-shorting-amalgamated-lint","url_meta":{"origin":9852,"position":1},"title":"I&#8217;m shorting Amalgamated Lint","author":"Gil","date":"October 6, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Is it just me, or does this \"Get out of the stock market!\" rant by Jim Cramer sound even wackier than Gomez Addams' call to his broker: \"Sell! 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