The document announces an event called "The Space Day" on August 23rd that will explore the use of digital technology in the arts through talks, panels and workshops. Some of the topics to be discussed include bringing Shakespeare to life with motion capture, connecting audiences through interaction, attracting and retaining attention in a digital landscape, and the power of global arts projects. The event will be held at The George Hotel in Edinburgh and tickets can be purchased online.

1. NEXT GENERATION ARTS
& ENTERTAINMENT
The UK’s leading arts and digital media minds talk futurology and next
generation storytelling, focusing on the meeting point between creativity
and technology, the currency of attention, bringing Shakespeare to life with
motion capture and connecting the world through audience interaction.
THE SPACE DAY
Arts practitioners are invited to join for a day
of talks, panels and workshops exploring the
use of digital technology in the arts.
23 AUGUST
FREE - TICKETED
Sign up at EDEF.CO.UK
22 AUGUST
11:00 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE:
FROM STAGE TO SCREEN
Flo Buckeridge - National Theatre
12:00 THINKING OUTSIDE THE
BOX: HOW TO ATTRACT
AND RETAIN ATTENTION IN
A DIGITAL LANDSCAPE
Will Saunders - BBC Studios
14:00 MIXING THE WORLD: THE
POWER OF GLOBAL ARTS
PROJECTS
Alan Gemmell OBE - British Council
Alex Fleming - British Council
Tim Partridge - Flying Object
15:00 WHERE CREATIVITY MEETS
TECHNOLOGY
Tony Orsten - The Imaginarium
Studios
16:00 THE TEMPEST: A NEW KIND
OF WONDER
Ben Lumsden - The Imaginarium Studios
Pete Griffin - Royal Shakespeare Company
Sarah Ellis - Royal Shakespeare Company
Tawny Schlieski - Intel
17:00 AUDIENCE AS PRODUCER:
THE FUTURE OF CONTENT
Presented by FutureFest - powered by Nesta
Ed Brooke - The Leith Agency
Eline van der Velden - Makers Channel
Josh McNorton - FutureFest
Nicole Yershon - Ogilvy Group
Tim Plyming - The Space
EDEF.CO.UK
0131 623 3045
EDEF & FRINGE BOX OFFICES
TICKETS
£10 / £8 per talk
£50 / £40 day ticket
£25 / £20 Half Day ticket (8 Aug)
T H E S PA C E & B B C A C A D E M Y P R E S E N T
The Imaginarium Studios
04 - 28 AUG 2016
THE GEORGE HOTEL
19-21 George Street
Edinburgh, EH2 2PB
IDEAS STUDIO | TALKS & PANELS
GAMING | VIRTUAL REALITY & FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
NEXT GENERATION ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
P R E S E N T E D B Y

2. GAMING
Gaming has become part of our cultural landscape and offers a myriad
of opportunities to creative makers. Find out from the experts how anyone
can create games, discuss cross-media collaboration and funding for your
projects, and examine how games can be excellent tools for learning.
8 AUGUST
14:00 MAKING GAMES FOR VR
Tom Beardsmore - Coatsink
15:00 ...AND I LEARNED HOW
TO MAKE IT TALK - HOW
YOU CAN USE GAMES FOR
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Iain Simons - National Videogame Arcade
16:00 THE ART OF
COLLABORATION: BRINGING
THE ARTS INTO GAMING
Darren Emerson - VR City
Jess Johnson - Artist
Simon Ward - Artist
Timea Tabori - IGDA Scotland
Yann Seznec - Musician, Sound
Designer & Artist
9 AUGUST
11:00 WHERE THE FUTURE
LIES...HOW DIGITAL
BROADCASTING IS
CHANGING
Huw Marshall - S4C
12:00 FROM GENERATION
NINTENDO TO GENERATION
MINECRAFT: THE CHANGING
FACE OF GAME EDUCATION
Gareth Cavanagh - Irontown Interactive
Luci Holland - Edinburgh Game Symposium
Dr William Huber - Abertay University
14:00 PLAYFUL LEARNING…GAMES
IN EDUCATION
David Whelan - Immersive VR Education
Stuart Ball - Microsoft
15:00 JOINING THE DIGITAL
DOTS: HOW CELTIC GAMES
COLLABORATION CAN
WORK ACROSS SECTORS
AND LOCATIONS
Donal Phillips - Northern Ireland Screen
Iain Tweedale - BBC Wales
Stephen Reid - Immersive Minds
16:00 SHOW ME THE MONEY:
FUNDING FOR GAMES
Dave Sharp - Binary Asylum
17:00 SHOWCASE: THE BEST OF
PROTOPLAY AND DARE TO
BE DIGITAL
Dr William Huber - Abertay University
Timea Tabori - IGDA Scotland
Yann Seznec - Musician, Sound
Designer & Artist
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15 AUGUST
11:00 VIRTUAL REALITY: CAN YOU
BELIEVE THE HYPE?
Sol Rogers - REWIND:VR
12:00 VIRTUAL REALITY WILL BREAK
MUSEUMS
Adrian Hon - Six to Start
14:00 VIRTUAL REALITY THE
PLAYSTATION®
WAY
Simon Benson - Sony Interactive
Entertainment Worldwide Studios
15:00 FUTURE REALITIES:
EXPLORING MIXED AND
AUGMENTED REALITY
Mark Atkin - Crossover Labs
16:00 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE:
CAN MACHINES POSSESS
EMOTIONS?
Dr Mary Ellen Foster - University of
Glasgow
Patrick Levy Rosenthal - Emoshape
17:00 VR WRITERS ROOM LIVE
Charles Cecil MBE - Revolution Software
Dave Cook - Card Shark Comics
Dave Ranyard - Dream Reality Interactive
Kate Edwards - IGDA
Tanya Laird - Digital Jam
VIRTUAL REALITY &
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Virtual Reality (VR) is transforming our world. Meet innovators working at
the edge of these new realities, explore the application of VR in deep space,
find out whether machines can be emotional, and discover the next level of
social networking and the role of live entertainment in a virtual future.
16 AUGUST
11:00 TO REALITY AND BEYOND:
TURNING VIRTUAL WORLDS
INTO PHYSICAL MODELS
THROUGH 3D PRINTING
Joe Stevens - Whispering Gibbon
12:00 HACT - THE ART OF KEEPING
TECH SIMPLE
Paul Long - Metro Boulot Dodo
14:00 AN INTRODUCTION TO
MUSIC VIRTUAL REALITY
WITH MELODYVR
Melody VR + panel
15:00 THE NEW STATE OF
STORYTELLING: THE
IMPORTANCE OF EMPATHY
IN VR NARRATIVES
Dan Efergan - Aardman Animation Studios
Jane Gauntlett - Artist/Producer
Tyson Sadler - RYOT
16:00 HOW TO TURN SOCIAL
NETWORKS INTO SOCIABLE
NETWORKS
Vicky Roberts - Starship Group
17:00 ANSIBLE: VIRTUAL REALITY
FOR SUPPORTING FUTURE
MARS ASTRONAUTS
Peggy Wu - Smart Information Flow
Technologies
Experience virtual worlds in our
Virtual Reality Studio.
More speakers announced online
- check website for full details.