[arg_discuss] Writing for Fantasy Game Worlds

[Sande Chen]

Hi,

I've put together a panel for IGDA NYC.  It might be helpful to those 
who can come.  I do know that one of the panelists, Steve Balzac, does 
consulting work on ARGs.


Here's the announcement:

IGDA NYC Chapter and Writers Cabal present...

Writing for Fantasy Game Worlds
Moderated by Sande Chen, Writers Cabal

The panel will explore the overwhelming appeal of fantasy computer
games and the importance of writing and story development in world
building and player immersion. From pitch to production, from
pen-and-paper and live-action to massively multiplayer game worlds,
the panelists discuss the process of fantasy world building for
original concepts or licensed properties. Furthermore, they elaborate
on how story development can affect game system design, character
design, and environments.

Panelists:

Daniel Greenberg - Free-lance Writer/Game Designer, Story/Tolkien
Consultant, Lord of the Rings Online (among others)

John Boomershine - Writer and Content Designer, Warhammer Online: Age
of Reckoning, EA-Mythic

Jeff Gomez - CEO, Starlight Runner Entertainment; Story/World Design,
Magic: The Gathering (among others)

Steve Balzac - LARP Writer/Game Designer, Founder, Society of
Interactive Literature and MIT Assassin's Guild (considered earliest
LARP groups in USA, accding to Wikipedia :)

RSVP:
http://www.largeanimal.com/igda/chapter-2007_06_21/

When: June 21, 2007 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Where:
Wollman Hall
65 West 11th St, 5th Floor
New York City, New York



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