We travelled down to Sheffield last week (2nd – 4th July) to attend the Showcommotion Children’s Media Conference 2008, and it was well worth the trip. The conference, traditional geared around broadcast media, has really opened up to the world of 360⁰ content. With over 80 speakers the conference covered a variety of topics from public service broadcasting and animation right through to in-game advertising and virtual worlds.
The BBC had a strong presence at the event and showcased many of their activities in the Children’s Media market. Lego unveiled plans for an exciting MMOG in 2009, which has the potential to be really groundbreaking. Disney also spoke of their plans; a truly inspiring company, their current endeavours into gaming are doing great things for the media popularity of video games.
One of the most enjoyable talks was the keynote from Mark Walsh of Pixar, who spoke about the development process behind ratatouille. Not necessarily the most educational talk but certainly fun. We gained an insight into the work culture at Pixar and definitely saw a few things to imitate… we shall all soon be working in sheds at Babel Digital :-)
Labels: BBC, Disney, Lego, Mark Walsh, Pixar, Showcommotion Children’s Media Conference 2008
