[spectre] Training in 3D games and future in Prague

[Inke Arns]

Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:19:50 +0100
From: Denisa Kera <kera at ff.cuni.cz>
Subject: Training in 3D games and future in Prague


Training in 3D games and future in Prague

TransISTor http://transistor.ciant.cz is a 
training initiative organised by CIANT - 
International Centre for Art and New Technologies 
in cooperation with FAMU - Film and TV Faculty of 
the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague 
supported by the MEDIA Training Programme of the 
European Union.

TransISTor focuses on computer games technologies 
while opening up their creative potential for 
non-gaming storytelling domains including art, 
cinema, TV, educational applications and 
cross-media productions.


Session 1:     Game modifications and machinima films
14. 06. - 17. 06. 2007, Prague

Session 2:    Motion capture and stereoscopy for games and film
03. 07. - 06. 07. 2007, Karlovy Vary during the International Film Festival

Session 3:     Serious games, web 2.0 and future cinema
09. 07. - 12. 07. 2006, Prague

Price per session: ¤ 400 (freelancer) / ¤ 800 
(corporate). The price includes training, 
didactic materials, accommodation and meals.


Application deadline: 14. 04. 2007

Scholarships are available through the organiser 
and the MEDIA desk offices in the participants` 
home country. In case you need further assistance 
with the funding, please contact us. We strongly 
encourage applications from women and members of 
minority groups.

Working language is English.

Please register at our website to receive the updates.
Contact:

CIANT - International Centre for Art and New Technologies
Address: Kubelíkova 27, 130 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Tel.: +42 (0) 296 330 965, Fax: +42 (0) 296 330 964
e-mail: transistor2007 AT ciant.c, URL: http://transistor.ciant.cz

In 2007 TransISTor offers three intensive 
training sessions that combine practical 
workshops, case studies and theoretical 
presentations by renowned professionals from 
Europe, USA and Japan. Among the presenters there 
will be:

Viktor Antonov (FR)         http://www.vulkanbros.com/

Friedrich Kirschner (AT)         http://www.zeitbrand.de/

Julian Oliver (NZ)             http://www.selectparks.net/~julian/

Tomá” PetráÀ (CZ)         http://www.kultinfo.cz/cinepoint/



Session 1: Game modifications and machinima films

From combination of comics and video games to 
films created with game engines. This session 
will provide an overview of tools and techniques 
used for customizing and expanding computer 
games. We will examine issues of game design and 
game play in the context of cross media 
production. The goal is to explore the basics of 
how to create and modify game levels. In the 
intensive 4-day workshop your will create your 
first machinima film.


Session 2: Motion capture and stereoscopy for games and film

During the intensive 4-day workshop you will 
investigate different motion capture techniques 
and carry out a collaborative project. 
Experienced tutors will explain the different 
motion capture systems, the process of setting 
sensors, recording sessions and the computer data 
post-processing. The goal is to experience the 
latest technologies, to integrate them and to 
create your own stereoscopic film with special 
effects.


Session 3: Serious games, web 2.0 and future cinema

This session is focused on the alternative forms 
of games and web 2.0 applications that are used 
for entertainment as well as for 
non-entertainment purposes such as art, 
edutainment, marketing, simulations, management 
and public policy. We will look closer at how 
these technologies are used for non-gaming events 
and processes, including simulations of business 
and military operations, psychotherapy or 
medicine. In the workshop you will create your 
own serious game scenario and experiment with web 
2.0 applications, e.g. Google map mashups in art, 
business and cinema.


-- 

Dr. Inke Arns
Künstlerische Leiterin / Artistic Director
Hartware MedienKunstVerein
Güntherstrasse 65 * D-44143 Dortmund
T ++49 (0) 231 - 823 106
F ++49 (0) 231 - 882 02 40
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www.hmkv.de
www.inkearns.de
www.whatismodernart.de

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