Play as Process: Worldbuilding and New Ways to Imagine
Play as Process: Worldbuilding and New Ways to Imagine
- Date
- Feb 15th 2011
- With
- Shekhar Kapur, Tali Krakowsky, Saku Lehtinen, Alex McDowell, Andrew Shoben
Our lives are subject to a structure within which we enact our daily acts and rituals, play our games and design our future. The five guests on this panel – each an expert in his/her field of specialisation – will address how one can create a virtual landscape of things and spaces around us and consequently in art and film. This session brings together production designer Alex McDowell (FIGHT CLUB, MINORITY REPORT), he is also the founder of 5D: The Future of Immersive Design; filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (ELIZABETH and ELIZABETH THE GOLDEN AGE); experience designer and founding member of 5D Tali Krakowsky; founder of Greyworld, an artists‘ collective creating art in public spaces, Andrew Shoben; and art director of Remedy Entertainment Saku Lehtinen, who is responsible for the audiovisual experience of games. Based on the core idea behind the 5D Conference – talking about learning about seeing better stories – the five panellists will explore the notion of “playing“ at the centre of the new creative collaborative space, and the designer’s recent ability to build worlds using digital tools, for an immersive audience experience.
Shekhar Kapur
Acclaimed Indian film director and producer. He rose to popularity with his film BANDIT QUEEN. Among others, he directed ELIZABETH, which was nominated for seven Oscars® and ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE, starring Cate Blanchett.
Tali Krakowsky
Former director of experience design at Imaginary Forces, she is a founding member of 5D: Future of Immersive Design. Throughout her career, she has led the conceptual and strategic development of projects integrating storytelling, new media and physical environments. She has published several articles and given lectures on the topics of design, technology and architecture.
Saku Lehtinen
Finnish art director of Remedy Entertainment Ltd, he is responsible for the entire audiovisual experience of games such as the psychological action thriller game Alan Wake.
Alex McDowell
Alex McDowell RDI is a narrative designer working at the intersection of design, technology and storytelling. He is the founder and creative director of Experimental Design; a Professor of Practice at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts; and Director of the USC World Building Institute. He has 30 years’ experience as a production designer and has worked with David Fincher, Steven Spielberg, Terry Gilliam, and Anthony Minghella, among others.
Andrew Shoben
Founder of Greyworld, which has created works in hugely coveted locations across the world and has permanent installations in twelve countries. Notable works include “The Source“ for the London Stock Exchange, “Paint“ for Nokia and “Sun“ for Trafalgar Square. He is professor of public art at Goldsmiths, University of London. He was nominated as president of the Royal Society of Sculptors in 2011.