<nettime-ann> Call: Game and (Interactive) Film Challenge DE PONT

[Remco Vlaanderen <remco@submarine.nl>]

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Game and (Interactive) Film Challenge DE PONT: Call for Participants

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Submarine Channel and the Amsterdam Creative Industries Network launch 
DE PONT â an interactive film and game challenge that revolves around a 
true Amsterdam icon. Storytellers such as game designers and filmmakers 
worldwide are invited to create a short (interactive) animation or game 
that takes place on the famous free ferry over the river IJ that 
connects the center of the capital to the north district.
http://depont.submarinechannel.com

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS:
The project is open to storytellers, game developers, animators, 
interaction designers, sound designers, filmmakers, professionals and/or 
students. Info and details: http://depont.submarinechannel.com

WHY?
DE PONT has its roots in a simple observation: game development tools 
such as Unity are increasingly used by filmmakers, animators and 
storytellers to create films. As a result the visual languages of cinema 
and video games are converging. What if both game designers and 
filmmakers were to create a game or film based on the same theme using 
the same assets? How would they approach it? What stories would they 
come up with? DE PONT is part of a research project that explores the 
storytelling potential of 3D game engines such as Unity for both film 
making and game development.

3D ASSETS:
The organizers are providing a basic set of Unity compatible 3D assets 
to help creators get started. These assets can be downloaded at 
http://depont.submarinechannel.com for free and may be used or modified 
according to the needs of the project.

NETHERLANDS FILM FESTIVAL 2015:
A selection of the games and films made by participants will be 
showcased online and presented at various events and international 
festivals, including at the Digital Storytelling program of the NFF in 
September 2015.

DE PONT is an initiative of the Amsterdam Creative Industries Network 
and Submarine Channel made possible by the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts 
(AFK). The 3D assets are created by animation studio NMTrix.

https://twitter.com/depontproject | depont@submarine.nl
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