Virtual Worlds

Project - Wild Ark

Dec 11th, 2007 | By Gary Hayes | Category: Broadband PC, Games, Locative, Mobile, On-demand, Project, Residential Nov 2007, Social Networks, Story of the Future, Virtual Worlds

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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 on the Wild [...]



Six Podcasts - The Virtual Story

Dec 8th, 2007 | By Gary Hayes | Category: ARG, Broadband PC, Business, Console, Design, Film, Games, Lead Story, Machinima, On-demand, Podcasts, Production, Second Life, Seminar, Social Networks, User Generated, Virtual Worlds, Workshop

THE VIRTUAL STORY
Six half hour podcasts featuring SLCN.tv, Physical TV, Jackie Turnure, Gary Hayes and many more from the Film Making and Cinematic Experiences Using Virtual Worlds and Games seminar in Sept 2007 recorded live at the Museum of Sydney.
All podcast presentations produced and presented by LAMP @ AFTRS.
Audio edited & processed by Gary Hayes. [...]



Project - What If?

Dec 7th, 2007 | By Gary Hayes | Category: Broadband PC, Console, Film, Games, Machinima, Residential Nov 2007, Second Life, Social Networks, Story of the Future, User Generated, Virtual Worlds

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Title: What If? - NSW
Tagline: Breathes life into literature, taking classic narratives to new realms of possibility.
Project Description: What if? is Shakespeare and other literary texts taught in a virtual interactive world. It is a curriculum module for teachers and students, 13-18 years old. Users become the characters and journey through the story world of [...]



Project - Machine

Dec 7th, 2007 | By Gary Hayes | Category: ARG, Broadband PC, Broadband TV, Console, Film, Games, Interactive TV, Mobile, Residential Nov 2007, Social Networks, Story of the Future, Virtual Worlds

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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 cause and effect [...]



Project - ALT + Control

Dec 5th, 2007 | By Gary Hayes | Category: ARG, Broadband PC, Design, Games, Locative, Mobile, On-demand, Project, Residential Nov 2007, Second Life, Social Networks, Story of the Future, User Generated, Virtual Worlds

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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. ALT Control harnesses [...]



Teams selected for the seventh LAMP residential in Queensland Nov 7-13

Sep 8th, 2007 | By Gary Hayes | Category: Games, Residential Nov 2007, Story of the Future, Virtual Worlds, Workshop

Australian Writers and Producers light-up at the next ‘LAMP: Story of the Future’
Here are the details of the ‘LAMP: Story of the Future Residential’, sponsored by the Australia Council’s Story of the Future Initiative.
The next ‘LAMP: Residential Lab’ will be taking place on November 7-13 on Queensland’s South Stradbroke Island and is the seventh development [...]



Seminar & Workshop: THE VIRTUAL STORY

Aug 28th, 2007 | By Gary Hayes | Category: Film, Games, Machinima, Production, Seminar, Virtual Worlds, Workshop

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 fast changing [...]



LAMP Project: Award Winning Surreal Dance Film extends into a 3D Virtual World

Jul 23rd, 2007 | By Administrator | Category: ARG, Film, Games, Production, Residential Jun 2007, Second Life, Story of the Future, Virtual Worlds

The project, Thursday’s Fictions, that went through the last LAMP: Story of the Future residential is currently being produced & designed by Gary Hayes in Second Life in collaboration with its creators Dr Richard James Allen and Karen Perlman, with story support from LAMP mentor Jackie Turnure, as a tie in with a transmission of [...]



Project - Thursday’s Fictions

Jul 2nd, 2007 | By Administrator | Category: Broadband PC, Film, Project, Residential Jun 2007, Second Life, Story of the Future, TV, Virtual Worlds, Workshop

Project description: You’ll Never Have Another Week Like This One! In order to enter the world of Thursday’s Fictions, you must respond the following “You have five minutes left to live. It is always said that you can’t take it with you, but what if you could? What would you take with [...]



Project - Get Carla!

Jul 2nd, 2007 | By Administrator | Category: Broadband PC, Games, Locative, Mobile, Project, Radio, Residential Jun 2007, Seminar, Social Networks, Story of the Future, User Generated, Virtual Worlds

Project description: A beautiful girl is on the run with 100 grand. Do you help her… Or turn her in?” An alternate reality game driven by a “true story” of a kidnapping that is an extension of a short film scheduled for shooting June 2007

Team Members
John Trefey, James Mitchell and Julien De Nys
Guardian Mentor: [...]