"Digital Bards: Interactive Media and the Evolution of Storytelling" Conference/Lecture Monday, October 10, 2016 The event started -2902 days agoMultiday event - 0 days 7:00 PM Chan Auditorium The English and Art departments are hosting speaker Raph Koster from October 9-11 as part of the Faculty Senate Distinguished Speaker series speakers. Raph is a distinguished video game designer and theorist, and he has written a popular book on gaming called A Theory of Fun for Game Design. Raph will be speaking on October 10 at 7 pm in Chan Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public. Digital Bards: Interactive Media and the Evolution of Storytelling Print media was itself a revolution of earlier oral storytelling practices, and today we see digital media and videogames in particular challenging traditional notions of what storytelling even is. New paradigms have been developed over the last few decades of game development many of which have not filtered back into academia, and new interactive structures are causing debate within games themselves as well. In this talk we will discuss how games have approached storytelling in a variety of frameworks ranging from linear narratives to telling massively multiplayer stories for tens of thousands of interactive participants, and we'll look to the future that is rapidly forming on a tablet or phone near you. Writing will never be the same -- again. Details Category Conference/Lecture department College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Art Art History and Design, English Audience Public, Students, Faculty and Staff, Alumni Contact Ryan Weber This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Venue Chan Auditorium4832 Holmes Ave NWHuntsville, AL 35805View map More Dates SHARE