Silence for a little while, it's because I have been busy preparing my talk and job as moderator of the Interactive Experience track at the Virtual 2006 conference, from which I'm currently posting (no free wireless internet connection, so using a hotel pc). The conference started yesterday and continues until tomorrow. We are a nice group of approx 50 people, isolated on a very beautiful little island Rosenön (Rose Island), just off the Swedish coast, south-east of Stockholm. I think it is the most beautiful and peaceful conference setting, I've ever experienced! And it comes with a complete spa facility too.

There's photos from the conference, and the students of Södertörn Högskola, the conference organiser is doing a blog about the talks.

Interesting discussions, good mix of people from HCI and user experience design; game researchers, humanists and a few practitioners (like Mary Flanagan).

Surprisingly, the conference has also provided me with the opportunity to organise my first game workshop! Since a keynoter had to cancel, Mary Flanagan and I promised to fill in the empty slot, so we've just sent people off to design a game about getting away from the island, which has to incorporate a particular value and particular form of experience into the design. Will be interesting to see that the conference attendees come up with - more to follow.
# posted by Lisbeth at: 12:36