Televisionation: Butcher Bird Studios’ Diaz-Przybl and Calcote on Creating Interactive Narratives

This episode features Lillian Diaz-Przybyl and Steve Calcote, Producer and Director respectively at Butcher Bird Studios, a full-service creative and production studio specializing in interactive and immersive video experiences. They discuss their work—including producing content in the “liquid” environment of an “open-world show,” where plots change in response to audience choices; outline best practices for creating interactive narratives (including the question, “What is the right amount of interactivity?”); cast light on new tools that are emerging to facilitate the creation of interactive content; explain the business case for interactivity; and more.---ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present a new episode of “Televisionation,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry. This is "The Swedlow Show," which features Tracy Swedlow, editor-in-chief of ITVT, who moderates the discussion.