Fascinate Conference, Call for Submissions

 

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FASCINATE 2014

27-31 August : Falmouth – Cornwall – England

Call for Submissions Deadline 19 May 2014

FASCINATE is an interdisciplinary conference investigating the current and future applications of ubiquitous computing technologies in visual and performance arts, games, architecture, craft, design and interactive media.

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Creative Reading Writing and Film in Interactive Storytelling Workshop

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RIDERS Project Event

25 November 2013, Manchester

This event will mix creatives with computer scientists to create a day of synergy, IS exploration and great networking opportunities.

There are a talented and diverse line up of speakers,  Christine Wilks, Daniel Kudenko, and Oliver Case. Nathan Jones from mercyonline, the experimental literary and new media organisation, running the digital creative writing workshop so members can get hands on with some experiential digital writing. The full agenda on the talks and workshop to follow shortly.

Spaces will be limited, first come, first served. Interested parties can email Vivienne at: v.m.macdonald@hw.ac.uk to notify their wish to attend.

Research Assistant Post: Augmenting Impact with Social Media

Falmouth

 

 

£21,383 to £24,766 per annum
Fixed-term for 13 months, 35 hours a week

Falmouth University is seeking a Research Assistant to support delivery of the European Social Fund (ESF) Research project, Augmenting Impact with Social Media, which aims to explore and develop a social media platform to effectively understand, document and develop the long-term impact of performance work that takes place outside the traditional context and conventions of the theatre space. The project will explore and develop this platform in partnership with ‘Wildworks Theatre’, renowned for their work in found landscapes and for performances made with host communities from which they draw their meaning.

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PhD Studentships in Participative Mixed Reality Gaming

Prestigious Marie Curie CogNovo Studentships

Project No.9 Participative mixed reality gaming

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Call for Papers ICIDS 2012

ICIDS 2012

Call for Papers ICIDS 2012

“ICIDS is the premier international conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (IDS), bringing together researchers interested in presenting recent results, sharing novel techniques, and exchanging ideas about this exciting new media. IDS redefines the narrative experience by empowering the audience to significantly participate in the story due to advances in technology. Continue reading “Call for Papers ICIDS 2012”

Interview with Dr. Angelo E. M. Ciarlini

In this interview Dr. Angelo E. M. Ciarlini of Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro describes his research and approaches to interactive storytelling, with particular reference to Interactive TV.

Interview with Dr. David Pizzi

In this interview Dr. David Pizzi discusses describes his research and approaches to interactive storytelling with particular reference to planning and the project EMO Emma.

Interview with Martin Ruskov

In this interview Martin Ruskov of University College London discusses serious games and transmedia storytelling.

Interview with Oliver Schneider

In this interview Oliver Schneider describes his research and approaches to interactive storytelling, with particular reference to its uses within higher education as a method for learning and teaching across subject areas.

Expanded Narrative Site Launched

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Expanded Narrative is an online resource for practitioners, educators and researchers. It is concerned with interactive narrative and storytelling in its multifarious forms from locative media and sound to experimental performance and games.

Expanded Narrative – Videos, offers an evolving directory of interviews that discuss work, approaches and methods with practitioners and experts in the field. Links are provided to examples of work, related information and articles.

Expanded Narrative – Educational resources, offers materials to for lecturers, predominately in higher education, for integrating locative narrative into the arts curriculum. The resources are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Expanded Narrative – News, highlights forthcoming international conferences and events and offers reviews of recent publications and events .