I’m available and interested in public speaking engagements. Some of the topics I’m interested in and qualified to talk about are
- Cultural exchange: creative collaboration in virtual environments as a method of cultural exchange
- Performance and technology: networked, mixed reality and interactive choreography and theatrical performance
- Immersive learning: education in virtual worlds
- Augmented activism: the use of emergent platforms towards participatory activism
- Participatory culture through creative play and performance games
If you would like to talk to me about how I might participate at your particular conference, workshop or symposium, please contact me.
Selected speaking engagements:
Fulbright in a Connected World. New York, NY. Topic: Innovation through partnership and connectivity. Hosted by Ford Foundation and the State Department. http://youtu.be/dT4if8GsA_I
SXSW 2012. Austin, TX. Topic: This Spartan Life: #FragMe Gently (integration of cinematics in game space, extending game culture, DIY media & the importance of play), Co-Presented with Chris Burke and Paul Marino. http://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_IAP13563
StartupBus 2012 Finalist. Collaborators: Louis-Eric Simard and John Sutton.
http://startupbus.com/americas/blog/archives/2904
Instant Online Collaboration: Just Add Dance. New York, NY. Topic: Improvisational performance as a framework for online collaboration and distributed learning. http://funksoup.com/portfolio/avdance
SXSW 2011. Austin, TX. Topic: Causebuilding #GamesFTW (Causebuilding Games: Fundraising & Social Gaming Streams), Co-Presented with Evonne Heyning. http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP7417 Slides and description: http://funksoup.com/portfolio/sxsw11/
World’s Fair Use Day 2011. Moderator for Playing Fair: Remix in the Gaming Community. Washington, DC. Topic: Fair Use, copyright issues and remix culture in the game community. http://wfud.info Video and slides: http://funksoup.com/portfolio/wfud11/
CHANCE 2010: International Conference on Social Networking in the Cultural Domain. Aix-en-Provence, France. Topic: Arts, online performance & community. http://www.chance-project.eu/
Y+30: the Future of Activism. New York, NY. Moderator for Y+30: the Future of Activism panel. Topic: Future trends & innovation forecasts in activism. http://www.meetup.com/BLKNY30/events/16418098/
IgniteNYC 8. New York, NY. Topic: reACTor: a location-based mobile gaming app that connects news with social action. http://bit.ly/reACTor
PICNIC Young Festival. Amsterdam, NL. Keynote Speaker. Topic: Immersive virtual learning worlds: Collaborative Performance as Culture Mashup. http://archive.picnicnetwork.org/page/22412/en
London Knowledge Lab (University of London, Birkbeck & Institute of Education). London, UK. Topic: Creative Collaboration and Cultural Exchange in Second Life. http://www.lkl.ac.uk/video/dorado0407.html
