ByteMe! Festival - December 2007
ByteMe! Festival is a showcase of digital content in its many forms: computer games, animation, mobile phone content, blogs, podcasts, digital photography, web and multimedia design, VJing, electronic music, music videos etc. Digital content is everywhere and part of every industry!
This is the first time this event has been held, and there’s a great line-up of international speakers: people who are working for Dreamworks, EA Games, The Weta Workshop and more.
Some of the events….
Saturday 1 December – Live video performance outside on a big projection screen in a secret CBD location, with international VJ’s. FREE family friendly event from about 8.30, venue announced on website on Saturday, though met outside Perth Town Hall.
Daily from Sunday 2 to Sunday 9 December:
- Free Mini Expo in Perth Town Hall with WA-made computer games, free content for mobile phones and info about digital careers.
- Ghost Town – Free innovative game using your mobile phone (needs blue tooth), explore Perth while you’re at it!
- Get Reel – screenings of WA Digital Content
Sunday 2 Dec – An Animated Life – International guest speaker who’s worked on ‘Happy Feet’ and more.
Monday 3 Dec – Figwit – Lord of the Rings Documentary, Green Carpet Screening
Wednesday 5 Dec – Music, Video, Art – Perth music video clips, and discussion
Thursday 6 Dec – Animation show and tell with internation speaker from Dreamworks, etc
Saturday 8 Dec – Visual FX Revealed – International speaker from Weta Workshop who worked on King Kong and Lord of the Rings.
Sunday – 9 Dec – Animation/Games – International speaker from EA Games and Stephen Grant who works on Dogstar.
BarcampNano – unconference showcasing web2.0 community in WA, organised by the Australian Web Industry Association. Free event.
See the full program and more information about each event and the speakers on the ByteMe! Festival website!
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