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  • A Machinima great passes

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    Gary Hayes

    Sad news this week for all those who knew him and his work, well known Australian writer/director Peter Rasmussen has passed away. He was a friend of many on the LAMP team who knew him as a pioneer in the field of machinima. Peter wrote the Australian feature films “In the Winter Dark” and “Mad…

  • Mentors Finalised for LAMP VII: Story of the Future

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    Gary Hayes

    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

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    Gary Hayes

    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 – Writing for Games

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    Gary Hayes

    “Games don’t need a story – writers in the games industry are essentially unnecessary” Mark Laidlaw, VALVE Jackie Turnure presented by AFTRS LAMP as part of its Friday Futures Series. Taken out of context, this comment could be dynamite, but the point made by Mark and many of the speakers at the Writing for Games…

  • Podcast – The Art of the Pitch

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    Gary Hayes

    The Art of the Pitch © Jackie Turnure 2006. Recorded live and unedited during the LAMP lab in Perth in May 2006 in front of the seven teams developing emerging media projects. Jackie continues her journey into the importance of the pitch and effectively communicating your cross media idea. “if you can’t pitch your project…

  • Podcast – How to Entertain: Engage, Involve, Reward

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    Gary Hayes

    How to Entertain – Engage, Involve, Reward © Jackie Turnure 2006 Recorded live and unedited during the LAMP lab in Perth in May 2006 in front of the seven teams developing emerging media projects. Jackie extends her insights into how to engage audiences and keep them involved. She talks about the importance of story and…

  • Podcast – Rules of Engagement

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    Gary

    Rules of Engagement- Jackie Turnure “The key to engaging our audience is to make the experience ever changing. The material must never be static, instead it must always be moving forward, developing, evolving, building. Raise the stakes without moving the goal posts and you will deepen the experience for the audience.” Jackie Turnure 2005 Jackie…

  • Podcast – Linear Adaptation

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    Gary

    Adapting Linear Content to Interactive Games � Jackie Turnure Using The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as an example, Jackie takes on a journey through the process of turning a linear brand into an interactive proposition. She looks at the evolution of the interactive property from simple storybooks through to complex game design. She finishes with…