FutureStoryworlds - Swiss Immersive Narrative Event

24 Nov 2017, 09:00 → 25 Nov 2017, 18:30 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

, Neal David Hartman (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (US))

In collaboration with CineGlobe, THE Port at CERN, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and with the support of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) is launching a search for visionary stories about the future and the existential risks pertaining to the technological leaps that take place in society.  

Future Storyworlds will focus on writing for immersive media. Independent Swiss writers, artists, academics and developers will be able to take part in a unique workshop during which their work will be reviewed by scientific advisors and major players of the digital sector (video games, augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, 360° experiences).

Scientific and geopolitical risk experts will come together with writing consultants to make sure that each project’s dystopian vision and narrative structure are rock solid. Furthermore, these experts will support the development of one project through personalised coaching or a financial participation in the project development up to CHF 3,000.
 

Friday, 24 November

09:30 → 10:00 Registration & Coffee

10:00 → 11:30 Overview Session

10:00 Introduction and Roundtable

10:30 REVIEW OF TOPICS BY SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS

11:40 → 12:30 Group Topic Discussions with Experts

11:40 Group A

Dr. Nayef Al-Rodhan, GCSP, Oxford Univ; Neuroscientist, Head of GCSP Geopolitics and Global Futures Programme

"Human enhancement in peace and war"

11:40 Group B

Alain Dupas; CNES, Space Policy Institute; astrophysicist and author on space colonisation

"Deep space exploration: the expansion of humankind in our solar system and beyond"

11:40 Group C

Jean-Philippe Aumasson, Kudelski Security; Principal Cryptographer, Principal Research Engineer

Alan Duric, CEO WireSwiss, privacy and telecommunications expert

"Quantum computing and the future modalities of state power"

11:40 Group D

SP Mohanty, AI expert EPFL former CERN

"What AI will eventually teach humans and how they will learn"

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:00 CERN Tour - For reserved parties only

15:00 → 15:30 Project Presentations

15:30 → 18:35 Keynote Presentations

15:30 WHAT DOES VR REALLY MEAN? A FIRST SHOT AT UNDERSTANDING THE GRAMMAR OF VR

Benjamin Hoguet, writer and designer of interactive and transmedia works (FR) 45 mins presentation, 10 mins QA

16:35 THE NEUROENGINEERING AND NEUROSCIENCE OF INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS

Kynan Eng CEO of inilabs.com and researcher at the Institute of Neuroinformatics, Zurich University and ETH Zurich (AU) 45 mins presentation, 10 mins QA

17:40 DESIGNING FUTURE AS A PARTICIPATORY STORY-WORLD

Monika Bielskyte, Futurist & Co-Founder, ALL FUTURE EVERYTHING; 45 mins presentation, 10 mins QA

18:35 → 20:00 Writers Sprint 1

20:00 → 20:30 Apero

Saturday, 25 November

08:30 → 09:00 Coffee

09:00 → 11:00 Case Studies

09:00 STORYTELLING FOR IMMERSIVE MEDIA FROM AN EMOTIONAL POINT OF VIEW

David Varela, Narrative designer, Sherlock: The Network, The Trace, Perplex City and creative consultant for the Museum of the Future (UK) 45 mins presentation, 10 mins QA

10:05 After SOMNIACS' dream of flight with Birdly: a submarine VR nightmare and call for action

Michel Zai, Co-founder and CEO at SOMNIACS SA (CH)

11:10 → 12:40 Coaching Feedback

12:40 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 14:50 Writers Sprint 2 - Update Treatments

15:00 → 16:00 Pitch Rehearsals

16:00 → 17:00 Final Pitches

16:00 Pitches

17:15 → 17:30 Winner Announcement

17:45 → 18:30 Closing Apero