Registration opens for ICIDS 2010
Early registration deadline Sept 7th
3rd International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling
01-03 November 2010, Edinburgh, UK
http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/icids2010
ICIDS is the premier international event on Interactive Digital Storytelling (IDS), showcasing work that seeks to redefine the experience of narrative through interactive simulations of computer-generated story worlds in interactive entertainment, computer games, education, therapy and other interactive digital applications.
You are invited to come to Edinburgh in November and participate in a stimulating programme of papers from leading researchers, with three contrasting invited speakers:
- Michael Mateas (University of California at San Diego): one of the authors of the interactive narrative Façade and leading researcher in the overlap of intelligent interactive technology and artistic expressiveness
- Alex Whittaker (We R Interactive, UK): experienced developer of narratively-driven computer games
- Carl Heath (GR Experiental Learning, Sweden): long-term work in Live Role-Play for education, interactive narrative with non-actors
There will also be a special session for demos and posters
The conference (Nov-1st-3rd) is preceded by a programme of workshops and tutorials:
- Users and Evaluation of Interactive Storytelling
- Introduction to Interactive Story Creation
- Education in Interactive Storytelling
- Towards a Shared Vocabulary for Interactive Digital Storytelling
- Interactive Stories for Health Interventions
- Storytelling Within an Internet of Things
On the evening Sunday October 31st – the festival of Halloween – there will be a special digital text in perfomance event:
‘Inspace Nobody Can Hear you Scream’ to be held at the University of Edinburgh’s unique interactive space
http://inspace.mediascot.org/
Registration is now open at http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/icids2010/Registration.html
Sign up before September 7th for an early registration discount