Speaking at Web 2.0 Expo
So, I am speaking at Web2.0 Expo in a week or so. Two sessions, actually: a panel, and a joint lecture with Ben Ceverny.
- Immersive Experiences: Lessons from Game Designers (joint lecture)
- Reality Bites: The Future of Gaming + Virtual Worlds 2.0
Details below the fold.
Immersive Experiences: Lessons from Game Designers
Ben Cerveny, Director, Playground Foundation
Raph Koster, President, Areae, Inc.
Track: Design and User Experience
Date: Wednesday, April 18
Time: 2:10pm – 3:00pm
Location: 2003
Game design has dealt with a lot of the interaction issues that designer-developers are just beginning to face today. Ideas like flow, easter eggs, and feature discovery have been used and refined for years by game designers to achieve some of the same user experiences web designers are pursuing now. This session looks to games and other related fields for both inspiration and practical strategies for improving web design.
Reality Bites: The Future of Gaming + Virtual Worlds 2.0
Susan Wu, Principal, Charles River Ventures
Joichi Ito, Chairman, Creative Commons
Raph Koster, President, Areae, Inc.
Lane Merrifield, Club Penguin
Craig Sherman, CEO, Gaia Online
Ginsu Yoon, Vice President, International, Second Life
Track: Strategy and Business Models
Date: Wednesday, April 18
Time: 3:20pm – 4:10pm
Location: 2009
The next evolution for the Web isn’t about 3D. It’s about a sense of place. Already we see that Web 2.0 is pushing the notion of web communities even further into the foreground. What we don’t have yet is a sense of location, landscape, and proximity. The future of the Web lies at the intersection of massively multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft and social networks like MySpace. The age of the webpage is ending, and the age of the webplace is beginning. Come hear best practices for building immersive, engaging communities from some of the world’s best online game designers.
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Oh wow, I ALMOST was going to go to Web 2.0! Unfortunately, it falls right in the middle of my school week, so I wasn’t able to go. So I opted out for the not so yummy INBOX Event at the end of May 🙁 Good luck, Raph! 🙂
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Oh, very cool. Regretfully I won’t be able to attend the conference – which is a shame with how obsessed I’ve become with Web 2.0 lately 🙂 I hope the conference goes well for you.
will there be a podcast?
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