Festival of Interactive Narrative & Storytelling

22/01/2024

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Gamers with a flair for creative writing are in for a treat with the University of Otago bringing in a new staff member to mesh the two worlds...

16/07/2023

"Horror is fun!" - Colin 'CJ' Rowsell is back this THURS 6PM for JULY Dunedin Game Dev Meetup. Come if you dare! 😱 Register here: https://horrormeetup.eventbrite.com

Pictured: CJ at Dunedin's Festival of Interactive Narrative & Storytelling in May 2023, thanks to CODE - New Zealand's Centre of Digital Excellence.

10/07/2023

Interactive fiction adventure game, "Uncle Stickybeak and the Great Un-Birdification" wins NZ On Air funding - congrats to Dunedin's Spookysoft Games! 🤩

Aotearoa New Zealand’s youngest audiences will continue to be engaged, entertained, and educated with a new $7m boost to content and games made for them

05/07/2023

Digital studios are crying out for indigenous storytelling and voices. There's no better time for Māori to tell authentic stories that can't be made anywhere else in the world. Shout out to the amazing CODE-supported whānau for all your mahi 😍

Those in the industry say it's critical we prepare rangatahi for a career in this space.

01/06/2023

Still time to enrol for Writing for Games and Interactive Media at English and Linguistics, University of Otago for Semester 2, taught in partnership with interactive narrative legends - David Ciccoricco, Lisa Blakie, Edwin McRae and Mark Marino. Check it out: https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers/?papercode=ENGL251

Did you know that Otago English offers a paper in writing for games and interactive media? It's taught in partnership with industry-leading professionals and can be taken on campus or by Distance!

There are still spots to enrol for S2: https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers/?papercode=ENGL251

31/05/2023

Aw shucks, more wholesome FINS content. Thanks, Balancing Monkey Games💛🤩

"What you really want to know is this:..."

30/05/2023

Festival of Interactive Narrative & Storytelling brings over 100 narrative designers and writers together in Ōtepoti - Dunedin 🤩

CODE - New Zealand's Centre of Digital Excellence
Otago Polytechnic
English and Linguistics, University of Otago
Otago Museum
Petridish

The Festival of Interactive Narrative and Storytelling (FINS) fantastic debut in Ōtepoti - Dunedin, 12 - 14 May 2023.

30/05/2023

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The Narrative Jam at the CODE Festival of Interactive Narrative and Storytelling. Theme was "Something a Mummy would Play". The winning team Jammed out a…

23/05/2023

“There is an international demand for authentic storytelling within games and these digital platforms will bring stories to life.” - Maru Nihoniho, Metia Interactive

A Māori game developer believes New Zealand could be at the forefront of the gaming development industry following the government's introduction of a 20% ta...

15/05/2023

A huge THANK YOU to all of our wonderful speakers, visitors, sponsors and volunteers for . We couldn’t have done it without you all! It was very heartening to see such support from the interactive narrative and adjacent communities.

Here’s some special FINS moments, including: PikPok, Balancing Monkey Games, Com2Tech - Community Communications Technology Trust, Metia Interactive, Atawhai Interactive, Blowfish Studios, Bayfield High School, Prospect Park Productions NZ, Petridish, Otago Museum, University of Otago, Otago Polytechnic, CODE - New Zealand's Centre of Digital Excellence, Dunedin NZ