The Summit offers industry attendees and interested members of the public the opportunity to explore the challenges and opportunities of creative and documentary work made in gaming worlds, through discussion and structured networking.
The first half will focus on Storytelling in Gaming with discussions on both creative processes and business models. The second half turns to Yorkshire as a Creative Lab, with a discussion on Yorkshire as a centre for tech excellence and cutting edge interactive prototype presentations. The event will be hosted by Emmy-nominated creative leader Zillah Watson who works at the cutting edge of technology as Co-founder of Phase Space Ltd, Hon Prof at UCL, Visiting Research Fellow/Lecturer at Goldsmiths and Former head of BBC VR.
The ticket price includes breakfast pastries, tea and coffee.
Saturday 13 June
10am - 2.30pm
Summit Programme (with more panellists still to be announced!)
The below programme will be interspersed with short breaks and offers for structured networking.
Creative Processes in Gaming Worlds - Panel Discussion
Artist centered discussion comparing different approaches across gaming platforms.
Panellists:
- Pinny Grylls & Sam Crane, creators of Grand Theft Hamlet & at DocFest26: Sound and Fury
- Joe Hunting, creator of documentary We Met in Virtual Reality (2022) & at DocFest26: Infinity Studio
- Maisha Wester, one of the creators of Coded Black featured in DocFest 26’s Alternate Realities Exhibition
Business Models and Distribution for XR Interdisciplinary Work - Panel Discussion
Panellists:
- Ben Luxford, BFI Director of UK Audiences
- Nicole Stewart Rushworth - Enterprise and Commercialisation Producer at CoSTAR National Lab
- Luke W Moody, Head of the BFI Doc Society Fund
- Dan Tucker, Immersive Producer & Curator, East City Films
- Owen Hopkin, Director, New Technologies and Innovation, Arts Council England
Yorkshire as a Centre of Tech Excellence - Panel Discussion
Panellists:
- Professor Helena Daffern, Co-Director CoSTAR Live Lab
- Caroline Cooper Charles, Chief Executive of Screen Yorkshire
- Emma Cooper, Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Manager - Creative Industries, Innovate UK and Trustee of The National Videogame Museum
- Professor Jane Prophet, Transforming Lives Fellow, Sheffield Creative Industries Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Storytelling in Gaming: Challenge Lab - Prototype Presentations
Five teams selected from a global call out will work over two days at DocFest's Challenge Lab to create prototypes of new interactive experiences in gaming platforms. They will present these prototypes to Summit attendees, followed by feedback from the Yorkshire as a Centre of Tech Excellence panellists.
Image Credit: David Chang
