Tag: Writer
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Project – Detective Dale
, Title: Detective Dale – TAS Tagline: In a town with no hope, one no hoper dares to hope. Project Description: Interactive crime/courtroom drama set in the sleepy backwater town of Jordanville “The Best Place in Tasmania to Live, Work and Play”. Rich local characters and relatively strange going’s on create an enigma spread across…
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Project – Wild Ark
, Title: Wild Ark – VIC Tagline: Alice in Wonderland meets Noah’s Ark: A journey through the wild habitats of the globe that begins in the palm of your hand and inspires you to act! Project Description: Wild Ark is a multi-platform wildlife experience that transcends the zoo walls. At the zoo, kids set out…
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Project – Machine
, Title: Machine – Tasmania Tagline: Building a better world, one person at a time. Project Description: MACHINE is a competitive social networking game. Two companies, G.I.C. & pSol, vie for world dominance. Players work their way up the ranks of their chosen company by performing a variety of tasks. Each tasks’ solution has a…
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Project – ALT + Control
, Title: ALT + Control – NSW Tagline: Obsession with who we could be Project Description: ALT Control is an Alternative Identity Game (AIG) site in which participants can actively construct multiple identities creating the story of their own future. The first seeded project within this framework, Miranda, is a compelling online viral collaborative documentary.…
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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…
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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…
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Podcast – Writing for Games
“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…
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Project – Cecil Brown.com Prince of Love
Project description: CecilBrown.com is an online space where an audience of 15-24 year olds can explore the meaning of love through the hilarious dilemmas of Cecil Brown and his sister Cecelia. The weekly short-form mockumentary drama series ends with a cliff-hanger, which invites the audience to influence the story line, share experiences and vote for…
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Project – Inworld
Project description: An exciting comedy show broadcast live from inside a virtual world. In World will allow viewers to appear on TV as their 3D avatars and also submit mashed-up video, music, chat and games. Team Members Arul Baskaran – Producer Adam Nash – Designer Lisa Dethridge – Writer Guardian mentor/s: Gary Hayes LAMP Lab:…
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Submissions – now closed
Thankyou to the almost forty extremely high quality entries for the next LAMP lab. The selected eight teams will be informed on Monday next week. PREVIOUS DETAILS The next LAMP residential lab will be held from Sunday 29 Oct to Friday 3 Nov 2006 in the beautiful resort of Freycinet in Tasmania. The Lab is…