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Game Narrative Summit

Game Narrative Summit
GDC Online Game Narrative sessions
GDC Online Game Narrative speakers
GDCO 11 summit sponsors

Monday, October 10 - Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | 9:30am – 5:30pm

The Game Narrative Summit is the most prestigious global event for state-of-the-art storytelling in videogames. This summit covers interactive narrative in all its forms, from AAA blockbusters to casual gaming. The event features an all-star lineup of speakers from every aspect of the field, with sessions ranging from the advanced and theoretical to hands-on workshops for writers, designers and others seeking to hone their narrative and gamewriting skills. Now in its 6th consecutive year at the GDC Online in Austin, the Game Narrative Summit attracts attendees from all over the world with a passionate interest in how interactive storytelling is evolving as a driving force in the future of entertainment.

Keynote

Neal Stephenson Music, Movies, Microcode & High-Speed Pizza Delivery: A Conversation with Neal Stephenson
Speaker: Neal Stephenson (Author of Snow Crash) and Geoff Keighley (GameTrailers TV)

 

Session Highlights

Charles Cecil Blurring Fact and Fiction: Adventures in Writing Games that Draw on Historical Themes
Speaker: Charles Cecil (Revolution Software)
Deus Ex Building the Story-driven Experience of Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Speaker: Mary De Marle (Eidos Montreal)
Game Story in the Future The Evolution of Game Story... and What It'll Look Like in 2065
Speaker: Nolan Bushnell (Independent)
Design and Writing Building a Bridge Between Design and Writing
Speaker: Blake Rebouche (Bioware Austin), Wynne McLaughlin (BioWare Austin) and Hall Hood (BioWare Austin)
Valve Just Go: A Roundtable Q&A with Valve's Writers
Speaker: Erik Wolpaw (Valve), Marc Laidlaw (Valve), Chet Faliszek (Valve), Jay Pinkerton (Valve) and Ted Kosmatka (Valve)
Game Writing Microtalks: 6 Critics' Views on Great Gamewriting
Speaker: Chris Dahlen (Kill Screen Magazine), N'Gai Croal (Hit Detection), Ben Fritz (L.A. Times), Kirk Hamilton (Kotaku), Leigh Alexander (Gamasutra) and John Davison (CBS Interactive)
Transmedia The New World: Case Studies in Transmedia Narrative Design
Speaker: Aaron Linde (Independent)


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