We’re delighted to have gathered such a talented lineup of writers and developers for both Saturday and Sunday at AdventureX 2018. Click on a speaker’s name to find out more about their work.
Time | |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | Doors Open |
| 10:30 AM | Welcome to AdventureX | Feature |
| 10:45 AM | Dave Gilbert | Talk (30 min) No Idea What I'm Doing: a postmortem of Wadjet Eye's Unavowed. |
| 11:15 AM | Sally Beaumont | Talk (30 min) Directing Voice Actors: a crash course in getting the best from your VAs. |
| 11:45 AM | Break (30 min) |
| 12:15 PM | Chris Bateman | Talk (30 min) The Secret World of Game Narrative with the creator of Discworld Noir. |
| 12:45 PM | Ranjani Natarajan | Talk (30 min) Immersive Fiction and Audio Storytelling in Tabletop RPG Zombies, Run! |
| 1:15 PM | Lunch (45 min) |
| 2:00 PM | Ragnar Tørnquist | Feature (60 min) A talk from the architect of the moden adventure, the creator of The Longest Journey, Dreamfall, Dreamfall Chapters and the upcoming Draugen. |
| 3:00 PM | Break (15 min) |
| 3:15 PM | Vivek Gohil | Talk (30 min) The Answer to Zombie Fatigue: how can disability narratives end zombie fatigue? |
| 4:45 PM | Rachel Presser | Talk (30 min) Point-and-Click Adventure Games as Empathy Machines. |
| 4:15 PM | Break (15 min) |
| 4:30 PM | The Delightful Sausage | Feature (60 min) Chris and Amy present their critically acclaimed tour of The Internet, with surreal sketches, terrifying illustrations and yeast. "Inventive and increasingly hysterical" (The Skinny) "Best" (The Guardian) |
| 5:30 PM | Close |
Time | Sunday 11th Nov |
| 10:00 AM | Doors Open |
| 10:30 AM | Welcome to AdventureX | Feature |
| 10:45 AM | Jon Ingold | Talk (45 min) Sparkling Dialogue: a masterclass on implementing conversations that are dynamic, contextual and full of moments of connection. |
| 11:30 AM | Haley Uyrus | Talk (30 min) From Idea to Launch: understanding your sales funnel. |
| 12:00 AM | Break (30 min) |
| 12:30 PM | Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Talk (30 min) Narratives In Urbanism & Storytelling Cities. |
| 1:00 PM | Helen Carmichael | Talk (30 min) Interweaving Story and Mechanics in Shadowhand. |
| 1:30 PM | Lunch (45 min) |
| 2:15 PM | Game Maker's Toolkit | Talk (45 min) Journalist-turned-YouTuber, Mark Brown explores intriguing design concepts hidden in great games. |
| 3:00 PM | Break (15 min) |
| 3:15 PM | Petter Vilberg | Talk (30 min) Gameplay Objects and Storytelling Objects: a framework for emergent narratives. |
| 4:45 PM | Chella Ramanan | Talk (30 min) Black Panther, Afrofuturism and Writing Meaningful Black Characters. |
| 4:15 PM | Break (15 min) |
| 4:30 PM | The Incredible Playable Show | Feature (60 min) Alistair Aitcheson presents the interactive video game comedy show where you, the audience, take to the stage. (Jury Choice Award IndieCade 2017) |
| 5:30 PM | Close |
Please note that the schedule is subject to change at short notice.