Web awards for zombies and stories

AUSTIN: Lost Zombies and Internet-age storytelling took top honors on Sunday at a South By Southwest (SBSW) Interactive Festival with a track record for uncovering hot new websites and online trends.

Penguin publishers won a Best In Show award from judges for We Tell Stories website that blends well-crafted tales with games intended to immerse readers in story worlds.

The 21 Steps by Charles Cunning uses Google maps to lead readers on an adventure along real London streets. Mohsin Hamid used Tales from One Thousand and One Nights as inspiration for a story of the "melancholic meanderings of a former general," with online readers influencing his steps in his palace and the direction of the story.