[rohrpost] ___call for participation___

[Brunhild Bushoff]

sagasnet 2006
Developing Interactive Entertainment Workshop
Greg Roach 
March 3 - March 9 2006
Confirmed Guest Speaker: Dave Szulborski
Academy for Television and Film Munich, Germany

In this intensive workshop the relationship between storytelling, visual
media techniques, game design and interactivity will be explored in depth.
Participants will learn to apply their knowledge of media and narrative
to the new arena of digital technology by developing their own ideas for an
interactive product, which are then processed in a group design and
presentation phase. Participants will develop, in teams, presentations for
an interactive narrative product which is then discussed and evaluated by
the entire plenum.

Sagasnet is a non profit initiative furthering content creation for
interactive media supported by the European MEDIA Plus Programme Training
 + designed in the first place for participants (writers, producers,
directors, designers, artists) coming from MEDIA member countries

For details: www.sagas.de

Timetable
Friday, March 3 2006
Arrival
7.30 p.m. Meet & Greet (details t.b.a.)
Saturday, March 4 2006
9.15 a.m. Brunhild Bushoff (sagasnet)
OPENING SPEECH
9.30 a.m. Greg Roach
INTRODUCTIONARY SESSION I
Basic theories of interactive narrative design, examining the similarities
and differences between traditional media, games and interactive
entertainment and detailing important conceptual and design principles.
12.30 a.m. LUNCH
1.30 p.m. Greg Roach
INTRODUCTIONARY SESSION II
Tools, media, production and development - examining the practical reality
of creating large-scale interactive media products.
3.00 p.m. Greg Roach
Participants presenting individual interactive ideas (5 min max. per person)
- group forming process starts
Sunday, March 5 2006
9.15 a.m. Greg Roach
INTRODUCTIONARY SESSION III
Platform and the marketplace - examining the market and technology forces
which have become the gatekeepers of content distribution and identifying
strategies for successfully managing these expectations.
11.30 p.m. Greg Roach
GROUP SESSIONS
developing interactive concepts
12.30 a.m. LUNCH
1.30 p.m. Dave Szulborski
IMMERSIVE INTERACTIVITY IN DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
Traditionally, the discourse about the conflict between interactivity and
storytelling in digital media focuses on a fairly one-sided definition of
interactivity: the interaction between the user and the program (or
entertainment vehicle). The nascent genre of alternate reality games (ARGs)
adds new perspectives to the debate, by approaching interactivity in
innovative ways, including "Interactive Authoring", one of the unique
features which have allowed ARGs to successfully bridge the gap between
interactivity and real immersion. This workshop session will present the
concepts of "Immersive Interactivity" and "Interactive Authoring" both
conceptually and practically, with real-life examples from several
successful and award-winning alternate reality campaigns, illustrating how
they have enabled ARGs to become a truly interactive storytelling form of
digital entertainment.
3.30 p.m  GROUP SESSIONS
developing interactive concepts
Monday, March 6 2006
9.15 a.m. Greg Roach
First PRESENTATION of group concepts with following DISCUSSION
11.00 p.m. 
GROUP SESSIONS
developing interactive concepts
12.30 a.m. LUNCH
2.30 p.m. 
GROUP SESSIONS
developing interactive concepts
Tuesday, March 7 2006
9.15 a.m. Greg Roach
USER TESTING of group concepts with following DISCUSSION
11.00 p.m. 
GROUP SESSIONS
developing interactive concepts
12.30 a.m. LUNCH
1.30 p.m  
GROUP SESSIONS
developing interactive concepts
Wednesday, March 8 2004
9.15 a.m. GROUP SESSIONS
developing interactive concepts
12.30 a.m. LUNCH
2.00 p.m. PRESENTATION and DISCUSSION of final concepts
Thursday, March 9 2006
Departure


Best regards,
Brunhild Bushoff

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