03.11.08
The obligatory update
Currently, the ARGFest planning committee is working on a ton of stuff we hope to be announcing in the near(ish) future. Naturally, getting a conference schedule together is a big part of our efforts. We have a lot of good leads and hope to be presenting you with the awesomest lineup of speakers in the history of ARGFest!
We already have the following confirmed speakers for ARGFest Boston lined up:
- Dave Szulborski, who we know from, among other things, Chasing/Catching the Wish fame and Audi’s ARG Art of the Heist. More recently, he has been working on applying ARG-mechanics to train the military.
- Ken Eklund aka Writerguy, whose innovative production World Without Oil just won a Web Award at SXSW.
- The lovely Jane McGonigal, who, in 2005, spoke at the first conference portion of ARGFest-o-Con and is continuing her tradition of being a panelist for ARGFest into 2008. She is currently McSweeping the McWorld with her latest game, Find the Lost Ring.
- Apart from the three mentioned above (who were already announced during episode 50 of the ARGNetcast), we can now also confirm that Frank Lantz and Greg Trefry from area/code will be speaking at ARGFest! The folks at area/code have been doing awesome stuff in the field of cross-media entertainment, pervasive gaming and urban gaming and we consider them an inspiring addition to the ARGFest panels!
These speakers already make for a really promising conference, and they are just the beginning! You will hear more on the conference schedule soon.
Besides the conference, we’re also working hard on making ARGFest as fun and entertaining an experience we can. On Friday evening, we’re kicking off with an ultra-cool Meet & Greet Cocktail Party which you will soon hear more of, and for Sunday we have put together a four-track program of suggestions on where to go and what to do when you have a day to spend in Boston. This way, we hope to offer something for everyone!
