Designing Interactive Narratives

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Storytellers have always experimented with forms and technologies to incorporate the desires and choices of audiences, readers and spectators into their works. Way beyond those wonderful choose-your-own-adventure books, today’s interactive narratives harness the powers of cutting-edge media technologies and the ingenious strategies of forward-thinking artists to produce nimble, immersive, site-specific story worlds. We will focus on three unique approaches to interactive video, audio events and writing: Ben Adair of Detour will unpack the newest exciting developments in place-based audio tours, Michael Epstein of Walking Cinema will discuss interactive events and Eli Horowitz will reveal how he is transforming the novel into a time-based reading experience. —Sean Uyehara

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Yoni Bloch will no longer be able to attend.