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[Brunhild Bushoff]

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___sagasnet___creativelab on concepting pervasive multi user applications___

___Moderated by: Frank Boyd, Craig Lindley
___invited guest speaker: Jane McGonigal
___January 26 2006 - February 01 2006, Oulu, Finland
Peer-to-peer creative cross disciplinary lab on concepting interactive
narrative pervasive applications. Attendees will form teams of three to five
members and develop during this intense 5-day think tank concepts for
pervasive narrative multi-user applications considering challenges,
limitations and advantages of the choice of genre.

In this lab the attendees - all experienced professionals themselves - will
serve as experts as well. Requirements for participation: At least two years
experience in developing mobile or multi-user or mixed reality applications.

To apply for this lab please send an email to sagas at sagas.de with your cv
stating your professional experience and skills as well as a special
interest topic you would like to explore during the lab.

In co-operation with m-cult.

For details: www.sagas.de

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__sagasnet___developing interactive narrative content seminar_______________

In 2006 the Developing Interactive Narrative Content Seminar is foreseen to
take place, again, in Stuttgart, Germany  - parallel to and in cooperation
with the fmx/06 from May 1 - May 7 2006.

During the Developing Interactive Narrative Content Seminar up to 10
pre-selected interactive narrative projects in development
(no limitation on media, genre or target audience) will be provided in
parallel with up to ten high-profile face-to-face consulting sessions (on
financing, project management, marketing, story structure, interaction
design...). 
Consultants will be chosen according to the needs of the selected projects.

Application deadline for the seminar plus consulting sessions is foreseen
for February 20 2006. Application possible after Nov. 25 2005.
2006 sagasnet selection selection board: Sean Dromgoole, Mark Stephen
Meadows, Brunhild Bushoff

For details: www.sagasnet.de

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____MEDIA_Plus__development_funding_________________________________________

The MEDIA Plus Development Call for Proposals is now open.
Deadlines;
Single project and slate funding: 28 February and 31 May 2006.
Download the guidelines at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/media/devel_en.html

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____MEDIA_Plus__development_funding__NEW TALENT_____________________________

The new call for proposals "New Talent" for development support Is
published. The deadline is 15 February 2006.

The guidelines and application forms are available at the MEDIA Programme's
website http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/media/devel_en.html# 1
<http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/media/devel_en.html# 1>.
Participants in sagas and sagasnet training course 2003-2005 could apply for
support with projects developed during the courses (requirements see
guidelines).


____sagas_sagasnet_reader___________________________________________________

__Out now: Developing Interactive Narrative Content. sagas_sagasnet_reader
__The reader gathers 22 articles by sagas_sagasnet experts and selected
participants dealing with a broad spectrum of issues to be considered when
developing interactive narrative content, as well as on the expanding field
of interactive media itself. The collection covers iTV, interactive film,
games, mobile applications,installations; gathering interactive theory
essays, descriptions of experimental applications, relevant articles on
legal issues or teaching methods for interactive film...

__Brunhild Bushoff (ed.).2005. Developing Interactive Narrative Content.
sagas_sagasnet_reader. München: High Text. (ISBN 3-933269-92-X9)
__available at: http://www.ibusiness.de/shop/db/shop.7544hr.html

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Best regards,
Brunhild Bushoff
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