Robert Abel, winner of 33 Clio Awards, two Emmy Awards and
a Golden Globe, will be joining us at W.R.I.T.E.'95 as a
plenary speaker and panelist.
During his talk, "In Cyberspace Everyone Must Scream for
the Writer," Mr Abel will discuss his philosophy about the
role of text in multimedia and the importance of "story"
and dramatic effect in digital productions.
Mr Abel will also demonstrate many of his projects,
including "Columbus: Encounter, Discovery & Beyond" which
he developed with IBM and which remains to this day the
largest interactive multimedia educational project ever
produced.
For the past 25 years Mr Abel has been on the leading edge
of technology and storytelling. From "A Nation of
Immigrants" to "The Making of the President" to "Mad Dogs
and Englishmen" to "In Concert" to "Tron" to music videos
for Mick Jagger, Barbara Streisand, Rod Stewart, Bette
Midler and Cindi Lauper, he has consistently shown a rare
display of genius for innovative techniques in emerging
mediums.
Mr Abel's company, Synapse Technologies, is currently
producing two interactive multimedia projects for IBM,
"Evolution" and "Revolution," as well as a project about
flight for the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
This year's W.R.I.T.E. conference (Writers' Retreat on
Interactive Technology & Equipment) will be held June 14-17
on Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Conference fee is $360 Canadian ($275 US) before May 15,
1995. After May 15: $425 Canadian ($325 US). Student fee:
$275 Canadian ($225 US).
Paul Saffo is the keynote speaker and other plenary
speakers include Ray Bradbury, Linda Stone, Paul Hoffert,
and David Obst.
For complete conference details, send an email message to
write@cce.ubc.ca, call (604) 822-1432, or see the
W.R.I.T.E. Home Page on the World Wide Web at
http://www.cstudies.ubc.ca/write/write.html
Regards,
Bill Koty
Conference Chair