Festival of Interactive Narrative & Storytelling

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Blakie to bring gaming experience to paper Gamers with a flair for creative writing are in for a treat with the University of Otago bringing in a new staff member to mesh the two worlds...

"Horror is fun!" - Colin 'CJ' Rowsell is back this THURS 6PM for JULY Dunedin Game Dev Meetup. Come if you dare! 😱 Register here: https://horrormeetup.eventbrite.com

Pictured: CJ at Dunedin's Festival of Interactive Narrative & Storytelling in May 2023, thanks to CODE - New Zealand's Centre of Digital Excellence.

Interactive fiction adventure game, "Uncle Stickybeak and the Great Un-Birdification" wins NZ On Air funding - congrats to Dunedin's Spookysoft Games! 🤩

Almost $7m of creative, engaging new content for Tamariki on its way Aotearoa New Zealand’s youngest audiences will continue to be engaged, entertained, and educated with a new $7m boost to content and games made for them

Digital studios are crying out for indigenous storytelling and voices. There's no better time for Māori to tell authentic stories that can't be made anywhere else in the world. Shout out to the amazing CODE-supported whānau for all your mahi 😍

Why now's the time for Māori to get into Aotearoa's gaming and tech sector Those in the industry say it's critical we prepare rangatahi for a career in this space.

Still time to enrol for Writing for Games and Interactive Media at English and Linguistics, University of Otago for Semester 2, taught in partnership with interactive narrative legends - David Ciccoricco, Lisa Blakie, Edwin McRae and Mark Marino. Check it out: https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers/?papercode=ENGL251

Did you know that Otago English offers a paper in writing for games and interactive media? It's taught in partnership with industry-leading professionals and can be taken on campus or by Distance!

There are still spots to enrol for S2: https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers/?papercode=ENGL251

Aw shucks, more wholesome FINS content. Thanks, Balancing Monkey Games💛🤩

Festivals, Funding and Fertiliser: Dev Blog #13 "What you really want to know is this:..."

Festival of Interactive Narrative & Storytelling brings over 100 narrative designers and writers together in Ōtepoti - Dunedin 🤩

CODE - New Zealand's Centre of Digital Excellence
Otago Polytechnic
English and Linguistics, University of Otago
Otago Museum
Petridish

Fantastic FINS debut! The Festival of Interactive Narrative and Storytelling (FINS) fantastic debut in Ōtepoti - Dunedin, 12 - 14 May 2023.

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Community Communications Technology Trust (Com2Tech) on LinkedIn: #thankyou #storytelling #gamedevelopment #narrative #gamedevclubdunedin The Narrative Jam at the CODE Festival of Interactive Narrative and Storytelling. Theme was "Something a Mummy would Play". The winning team Jammed out a…

“There is an international demand for authentic storytelling within games and these digital platforms will bring stories to life.” - Maru Nihoniho, Metia Interactive

Story-telling: NZ gaming sector's secret weapon? A Māori game developer believes New Zealand could be at the forefront of the gaming development industry following the government's introduction of a 20% ta...

A huge THANK YOU to all of our wonderful speakers, visitors, sponsors and volunteers for . We couldn’t have done it without you all! It was very heartening to see such support from the interactive narrative and adjacent communities.

Here’s some special FINS moments, including: PikPok, Balancing Monkey Games, Com2Tech - Community Communications Technology Trust, Metia Interactive, Atawhai Interactive, Blowfish Studios, Bayfield High School, Prospect Park Productions NZ, Petridish, Otago Museum, University of Otago, Otago Polytechnic, CODE - New Zealand's Centre of Digital Excellence, Dunedin NZ

Check out these student Twine narratives!

FINS is hosting a showcase of student work from Bayfield High School this weekend at the Otago Museum ! These stories were created during workshops hosted by CODE's intern, Caelum Greaves, and are free interactive narratives created with the Twine program. Take a peek at the link below!

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HAPPY FINS DAY ONE! We’re kicking off the festie with our free education and community events today - join us at University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic, 10am - 4pm:

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Shout out to all our supporters and sponsors - CODE - New Zealand's Centre of Digital Excellence, Dunedin NZ, Otago Museum, Dunedin Public Libraries, University of Otago, Otago Polytechnic, Petridish - we can't wait to kick-off Dunedin FINS 2023!

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FINS EVENT: CHOOSING THE RIGHT FORK

How to win coders and influence producers! FINS Opening Event special guest, Timothy Best shares his best hints and tips to help your crew understand narrative design - 5PM FRIDAY 12 MAY - Book tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/fins-2023-opening-event

NOT TO BE MISSED - FINS 2023 Opening Event feat. FINS special guests - Rick Stemm, Timothy Best and Zhia Zariko! Have you got your tickets?

FINS 2023 OPENING EVENT, Dunedin, Fri 12th May 2023, 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm NZST | Humanitix Festival of Interactive Narrative & Storytelling 2023: OPENING EVENT Join the New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence as we officially open the inaugural Festival of Interactive Narrative and Storytelling, with presentations from special guests - Rick Stemm, Timothy Best and Zhia Zariko. Drinks and...

FINS EVENT: IP STANDS FOR IMPORTANT PEOPLE

From humble beginnings to becoming one of the most impactful storytellers in games, Cam Rogers shares his personal journey to understanding the importance of people - characters, developers, players - and how he puts heart into an AAA third person shooter WARFRAME - 3:30PM SUN 14 MAY

IP Stands for Important People Cam Rogers is from small town Queensland, Australia, and from such humble beginnings has become one of the most impactful storytellers in games. His success is founded on the understanding of the importance of people – the characters that go into the games, the people who work to bring them alive,...

FINS EVENT: RUNAWAY MICROTALKS: How We Foster Narrative in Games

Award-winning games developer and publisher based in Ōtepoti Dunedin, Runaway presents a series of 10-minute microtalks with Zoe Hobson, Jonas Goodwin, Lisa Blakie, Stef Peacock and Adita Hasib - 2.15PM SUN 14 MAY


CODE - New Zealand's Centre of Digital Excellence

Runaway Microtalks "Runaway Microtalks: How We Foster Narrative in Games" is a series of 10-minute microtalks presented by current and former staff who have worked on narrative design at Runaway Play. Runaway Play is an award winning games developer and publisher based in Ōtepoti Dunedin, with six live games that are...

FINS EVENT: LET'S ALL GO MAD TOGETHER - Shaping A Collective Horror World

Narrative specialist, CJ Rowsell will share the practical side of shaping franchise narrative architecture, the (many) mistakes made along the way, and some of the shifting intellectual property issues in modern entertainment industry deal making - 2PM SUN 14 MAY


CODE - New Zealand's Centre of Digital Excellence

Let's All Go Mad Together Project Tempest is a story world based around emotional climate change – a collective journey into the landscapes of inner and outer horror. "Let's All Go Mad Together - Shaping A Collective Horror World" will cover the practical side of shaping franchise narrative architecture, the (many) mistake...