hi list, perhaps worth mentioning i'll be giving a/the class on 'Serious Games' listed below. CIANT is a truly great organisation and Prague that time of year is pretty unmissable.
julian ..on Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 11:18:53AM +1300, nzdancenews wrote: > > >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. Further details below. > > > >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 Petrán( (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. > > > >-- > >Maria Chatzichristodoulou [aka maria x] PhD Art > >and Computational Technologies Goldsmiths > >Digital Studios www.cybertheater.org > > > > ====This message came from the NZ dance news mailing lists===== > A dance information service supported by DANZ, Dance Aotearoa New Zealand > === To subscribe go to http://www.danz.org.nz/nzdancenews.php ==== > ===== Check the online dance Diary at http://www.danz.org.nz/diary.php ==== > > _______________________________________________ > Ada_list mailing list > [email protected] > http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/ -- http://julianoliver.com http://selectparks.net emails containing HTML will not be read. _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
