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Show & Tell – Wayne Shows Nethack

admin — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:11:29 +0000

Inspired by the recent release of Pixel Dungeon to the Google Play Store, Wayne delivered a history lesson on Roguelike games. Focusing mostly on the legendary Nethack, we discussed the appeal of these graphically simple, but incredibly complex games with steep learning curves. What seems to have kept a game like Nethack relevant after all these years is the level of satisfaction you feel as a player as you increase your personal knowledge base and learn to apply that knowledge to your decision making each time you start a new dungeon descent. Nethack is a not a game that very many people can beat (or even get very far in), but it is the intrigue of facing the unknown and not the prospect of victory that keeps people coming back to the game time and again. Check out the embedded video for a quick survey of the Rouglike landscape.

Show & Tell – Evan shows Roll20

admin — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:12:25 +0000

During an otherwise normal daily meet up on Google Hangouts at lunchtime, Evan pulled Wayne and Matt into the world of Roll20, a virtual tabletop that presents you with all the tools necessary engage in traditional tabletop gaming over the internet. After playing around with it for a little while we agreed that while we can’t imagine Roll20 replacing the experience of sitting around a table with friends and beers on a Saturday night, it certainly does present an incredibly robust interface that would allow even the most neophyte dungeon master to conjure up an interesting campaign for their friends.

Show & Tell – Matt shows Makey Makey

admin — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:44:09 +0000

This week Matt showed off his Makey Makey, an invention kit that allows you to turn almost any object into a control surface. Have you ever wanted to use a bunch of bananas as a keyboard? Makey Makey lets you do that. One of the beautiful things about this product is how simple it is to use. It is intended for use by children, and we are fans of anything that gets kids thinking and creating. We connected it to some tinfoil pads and used them to play a sweet monster truck web game.

Setting up our Makey Makey

Drunk and On Drugs wins big!

admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:59:00 +0000

Last night the Drunk and on Drugs Interactive Quest won the award for Best cross-platform project in fiction at the first ever Canadian Screen Awards.

New this year and replacing the Genie and Gemini awards, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television’s Canadian Screen Awards recognize excellence in film, television and digital media productions.

Congratulations to everyone involved in this project and a big thank you to everyone who helped to make it such a success.

Stitch attends X summit

admin — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:42:57 +0000

Evan and Victoria will be attending the X summit from November 6th to 7th

This two-day business intelligence conference focuses on cross-media convergence, enabling content producers to better tell their stories seamlessly across multiple platforms. The 2012 edition takes place at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Toronto.

Evan will be hosting a session to showcase Canadian cross-media projects. The Canadian Interactive Showcase provides Canadian companies with a chance to share their cross-media project, product or service with an audience of investors, potential partners and peers. Each five-minute rapid-fire presentation will be followed by five minutes of Q&A.

Canadian Interactive Showcase
4:00 PM
KING BALLROOM

Victoria will be speaking on the ‘Attracting Audiences: IDM as Marketing Vehicle or Story Extension’ Panel

11:00 AM
KING BALLROOM

Evan to speak at StoryWorld

admin — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:21:50 +0000

Evan to speak at #SWC12 in LA this week

Read an in-depth interview to get a taste of what Evan’s upcoming panel on “Audience Participation: Creating Raving Fans” with co-panelists @labfly and @robpratten

More about the Storyworld Conference and Expo

http://www.storyworldconference.com/ehome/33551/schedule/?&

Interactive Theatre Presentation At The Academy of the Impossible

admin — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:23:45 +0000

On Thursday, September 27th, Evan and Victoria will be presenting at the Academy of the Impossible. This presentation & roundtable discussion begins with a case study of ‘The Order of Good Cheer’ as an interactive theatre experience and looks at the emerging trend of combining technology, fiction and reality. The discussion will set the stage with some international examples and drift into an open discussion about the business models that drive these projects. Stitch Media’s team has created interactive experiences for clients such as FOX, Disney, CBC, Showcase, The Movie Network and consulted on others for the Smithsonian and National Parks. This conversation will be facilitated by the Stitch Media partners to rapidly prototype concepts in this field, test assumptions and discuss how hyper-local interactive theatre shifts production techniques from mainstream media.

Transmedia Storytelling at TIFF 2012

admin — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:40:41 +0000

This Tuesday, Evan Jones of Stitch Media will be moderating “Transmedia: Storytelling Without Boundaries“. This panel is part of the TIFF industry programming and features filmmakers on the forefront of transmedia. Panelists includ Alex Barkaloff (Us/EMEA head of “Electric City”), Caitlin Burns (Transmedia Producer and Editorial Lead, Starlight Runner), Anita Lee (Producer, Stories We Tell, Home Again, Stories We Tell Interactive, Home Again Interactive), Mahyad Tousi (Co-Founder and CEO, BoomGen Studios), and Lance Weiler (Writer, Director, and Experience Designer for Film, TV, and Games).

The in depth discussion will investigate cross-platform content and collaborative social storytelling as a possible means to unify divergent audiences. The panel begins at 12 noon, Regency Ballroom, at the Hyatt Hotel on King Street.

Get ready for ARGFEST-O-CON 2012!

admin — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:00:14 +0000

In the weeks of July, our Stitch Media Team is busy plotting the city of Toronto and planting clues as we prepare for FestQuest, a scavenger hunt that traditionally wraps the end of the ARGFEST-O-CON event. We can’t reveal much yet, but we can say that it will be a fun-filled day with a final wrap party you don’t want to miss! Oh – and have we mentioned that our Creative Director, Evan Jones, not only architect this game but is planning to drop a clue at the Keynote Address during the conference?!

ARGFest-o-Con – the annual conference/festival comprised of presentations, panels and special events showcasing the best in Alternate Reality Gaming (ARG), transmedia entertainment and serious games – is coming to Toronto, Ontario from July 26-28. ARGFest-o-Con is designed to appeal to both new and seasoned players, professionals & innovators in the field, and students alike. MovieViral.com has described ARGFest-o-Con as “the most interactive conference out there… think of it as a form of Comic-Con before Hollywood fell in love with it.” ARGFest-o-Con 2012 is the eleventh event of its kind in the last ten years. It started as a small social gathering in 2003, and has grown to include panels and presentations from some of the brightest minds in transmedia entertainment and gaming.