Tag: Course Workshops

  • LAMP VIII: End of Feb Residential – Get your Skates on!

    Don’t Just Sit Around this Christmas Holidays – the next LAMP residential is just around the corner Have you got what it takes to apply? We are looking for six to eight professional teams with groundbreaking new media ideas to attend our leading R&D production lab from Feb 24 -29, 2008. Facilitated by the AFTRS,…

  • Six Podcasts – The Virtual Story

    THE VIRTUAL STORY Six half hour podcasts featuring SLCN.tv, Physical TV, Jackie Turnure, Gary Hayes and many more from the Film Making and Cinematic Experiences Using Virtual Worlds and Games seminar in Sept 2007 recorded live at the Museum of Sydney. All podcast presentations produced and presented by LAMP @ AFTRS. Audio edited & processed…

  • Mentors Finalised for LAMP VII: Story of the Future

    A stellar line-up of mentors from all over Australia and a few internationals have been confirmed for the 7th Live-in-lab (LAMP: Story of the Future) on South Stradbrooke Island, Queensland Nov 07. They can be seen on the mentors page or copied below. GUARDIAN MENTORS MATT COSTELLO – Writer and Games Designer, Polar Productions Matt…

  • Seminar & Workshop: THE VIRTUAL STORY

    THE VIRTUAL STORY Film Making and Cinematic Experiences Using Virtual Worlds and Games There is a revolution happening in the way both users and professionals are creating films and story environments. YouTube, Machinima.com and many other video portals are filled with thousands of short films made in game engines and virtual worlds. It is a…

  • Podcast – From Blue Sky to Green Light

    DEBORAH TODD – “From Blue Sky to Green Light” © Deborah Todd. Deborah talks about the games design development process and how story and character are critically important for reversioning existing properties. The Presentation The third of three podcasts from Deborah Todd, Jackie Turnure and Luke Carruthers recorded live at the at the AGL Theatre,…

  • Podcast – When Games and Films Collide

    JACKIE TURNURE – “When Games and Film Collide” © Jackie Turnure 2007. Jackie gives an overview of the games universe and talks about the importance of story, character and agency. The Presentation The first of three podcasts from Deborah Todd, Jackie Turnure and Luke Carruthers recorded live at the at the AGL Theatre, Museum of…

  • LAMP Seminar – Living The Story: How to turn Film & TV into Games – Free!

    If film was the medium of the 20th Century and games the medium of the 21st, how do we bring together the best elements of these two monoliths of entertainment? The next generation of games will rely on story, narrative and character development to immerse users inside the experience so that they are living the…

  • Podcast – The Mixed Reality Perfect Storm

    © Gary Hayes 2007. A short 16m introduction from Gary Hayes who looks at the four forces that are coming together to create perfect conditions for this hybrid form of entertainment. The Presentation The first of three podcasts from Gary Hayes, Tony Walsh and Guy Gadney recorded live at the at the AGL Theatre, Museum…

  • Seminar: Mixed Reality Branded Entertainment

    Audiences are already spending up to four times as much of their entertainment time in virtual spaces than they are watching TV. EA Games have just partnered with Endemol to produce TV shows inside virtual worlds, MTV Networks have virtual versions of their popular TV program Laguna Beach and there is a growing tide of…

  • Projects Selected for live-in-LAMP VI: Story of the Future

    We had an overwhelming response to the call for submissions driven by the various seminars and workshops we held around the country over the past months. From nearly fifty extremely strong entries the ten judges have selected the final eight for the LAMP: Story of the Future to be held in Freycinet from 20-25 May. …