Days of paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters, and colloquia.
Delegates from all over the world who attended the Tenth International Conference on The Image.
Countries represented.
Recent development in VR and AR technologies has given rise to new approaches to storytelling. Drawing on a range of disciplines, from games design to film production, new immersive experiences are unfolding. This embodied approach to storytelling opens space for interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary creative practice and a multifaceted approach to narrative play. The Tenth International Conference on the Image focuses on technology and immersive storytelling, encouraging reflections on the opportunities and challenges this brings to media subject disciplines and contemplation on how further technological advances may impact storytelling in the future.
Head of Media, Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
The Tenth International Conference on The Image featured plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field.
Professor, Creative Writing and Digital Media, and Director, Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK
"Text On and Beyond the Screen: The Rise of Visual Storytelling"
Director and Screenwriter, London, United Kingdom
"Immersion beyond Technology: The Power of a Good Story"
For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active academic interest in the conference area. The Award, wit hits accompanying responsibilities provides a strong professional development opportunity for early career academics. The 2019 Emerging Scholar Awardees are listed below.
Mississippi State University, United States
Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Wolverhampton University, United Kingdom
Press Start, United Kingdom
Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Jagiellonian University, Poland
Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Manchester, UK
Manchester, UK
Virtual Posters present preliminary results of work or projects that lend themselves to visual representations. Download the posters below.
Lightning Talks are 5-minute "flash" video presentations. Click the button below to view the videos on our YouTube channel.