
StoryWorld Conference + Expo 2011 is the first major gathering of content creators, platform providers, and entertainment industry leaders dedicated to exploring new business models and working together across media boundaries. The CFC Media Lab will be in attendance at this conference and they will be showing two recently completed prototypes: Heart of Stars (Vanessa Shaver (’11) and Tsu Ching Yu (‘11) and The Quetzal (Michael Evask (’11), Ryan Rizzo (’11), and Mark Thoburn (’11)).
Heart of Stars uses the groundbreaking technology of the Microsoft Kinect and builds on the innovation of the Kinect open source community, Heart of Stars lets users become 3D avatars made of points of light and float through space. Combining high-resolution images of deep space with gesture-triggered operatic electronica, Heart of Stars entices all users to defy gravity and try to fly through the cosmos.
The Quetzal is an interactive narrative (story-game) interfaced via EEG biofeedback. Harnessing the latest in consumer-level EEG technology, The Quetzal weaves 2D illustrations and 3D game play into a rich narrative tapestry. Through the power of thought, audience members become actors in The Quetzal. The result is an engaging, emotional experience that is the future of interactive cinema.
ALSO: The director of the CFC Media Lab, Ana Serrano, will be speaking on a panel called: Show Me The Money
Speakers:
Andrea Phillips, Transmedia writer, game designer, author
Ana Serrano, Founder & Director, CFC Media Lab
Nuno Bernardo, beActive Entertainment
Marcus Gillezeau, Principal Partner, Firelight Productions
Description: How can you maintain ownership and control over your intellectual property while still attracting the funding you need to get it produced? New types of storytelling and multi-platform franchises complicate your path to this goal, since nontraditional storytelling requires a fresh approach to financing. This session brings together a diverse range of speakers who will address the thorny issue of funding—from Kickstarter to IndieGoGo, venture capitalists and funding bodies to grants—to help you uncover the financial possibilities while avoiding economic pitfalls.