The University of Florida’s Department of English, which publishes the peer-reviewed journal on comics called ImageTexT, is hosting two annual conferences — one on games and digital media, and one on comics and graphic novels — on March 1-4:
The third annual Conference on Games and Digital Media will be held March 1 in Reitz Student Union Room 361 and March 2 in Room 285. Guest speakers will include Dave Szulborski, creator of the game “Chasing the Wish,” and Nick Montfort, author of “Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction.”
The fifth annual Conference on Comics and Graphic Novels will be held March 3 in Room 282 of the Reitz Student Union and March 4 at the Alachua County Library, downtown headquarters. Guest speakers include comic artists Jeff Smith, “Bone”; Dylan Horrocks, “Hicksville”; and Tom Hart, “Hutch Owen.”
Events will run each day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Held back-to-back for the first year, the two conferences will feature the joint theme of World Building and will explore how virtual, digital and narrative worlds are created in each medium.
Check out the latest issue of ImageTexT, which features an interview with Bryan Talbot.
February 13th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
As an event planner I have admired such events where video conferencing system is installed, especially such events that are broadcasted in different cities, this is a good approach of having a live interactive event.