In Octobert 2007, the popular television franchise Crime Scene Investigation: New York took a leap into the world of transmedia storytelling by leading its viewers into Second Life to help fill in the gaps of an unsolved crime that would not be completely solved until February of this year. By leading its audience members into Second Life, CSI producers hope that its viewers can become better acquainted with the online comunity and can interact with other fans of the show, do virtual lab experiments and read blog entries.
Here is a preview of what the episode looked like:
And the following is an interview from Henry Jenkins' blog "Confessions of an Aca/Fan" with CSI producers about their collaboration with Second Life.
http://www.henryjenkins.org/2007/10/producing_the_csinysecond_life.html
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