GAME BASED CULTURAL STORYTELLING

FOR AS LONG AS HUMANS HAVE HAD THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, WE’VE BEEN TELLING STORIES.

BEFORE THE INVENTION OF WRITING, THESE STORIES WERE PASSED THROUGH GENERATIONS THROUGH ORAL STORIES,

RITUALS & PLAYS.

THE STORIES WHICH HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME,

EXPLORE THE UNIVERSAL HUMAN THEMES IN A HIGHLY ENGAGING FORMAT

DIGITAL GAMES REPRESENT A NEW TYPE OF STORYTELLING

INSTEAD OF PASSIVELY LISTENING TO OR WATCHING A STORY, IN GAMES, PLAYERS IMPACT HOW THE STORY UNFOLDS, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLABORATIVELY

THIS REPRESENTS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AND GREAT CHALLENGES FOR CULTURAL GAME-BASED STORYTELLING

JOIN GLORIA O’NEILL, CEO OF UPPER ONE GAMES, THE FIRST US INDIGENOUS-OWNED GAME COMPANY

AND ALAN GERSHENFELD, PRESIDENT OF E-LINE MEDIA, A LEADING DEVELOPER AND PUBLISHER OF DIGITAL GAMES THAT ENGAGE AND EMPOWER.

WE WILL DESCRIBE THE INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, CHALLENGES

AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TAKING CULTURAL STORYTELLING INTO THE MODERN ERA…

…THROUGH A UNIQUE COMMERCIAL VIDEO GAME WE ARE ARE DEVELOPING.