Queen's on Opening the Metaverse: Lydia Andrew
We are all game developers first:
Working outside a strict discipline delineation model.
SPEAKER: Lydia Andrew
DATE: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
TIME: 17:30 GMT – In Person Event
LOCATION: Canada Room, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5HN
MediaLab welcomes you to the next in a series of talks with inspiring leaders and innovators in the sphere of advanced media production, immersive technology and the Metaverse. Supported by the AHRC Impact Acceleration Account at Queen’s University.
Agenda:
530pm - Welcome Refreshments
6:00pm - Introductions
6:05 pm - We are all game developers first – Working outside a strict discipline delineation model.
6:50pm - Q&A
7:00pm - Finish
Talk Details:
“We are most importantly game developers and players. We will talk about how we can work towards a model where your discipline is your area of craft expertise but not the only reason you are in the room. Highlighting how we can all work together as developers to improve the player experience and how this model of working has grown out of my experience in audio and working in depth with almost every other discipline.”
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About the Speaker:
Lydia Andrew is a Studio Head of Creative with almost 30 years of experience in sound. Starting in location sound recording in 1994, moving into sound post-production for film and television in 1999 and into games in 2002.
Originally from London, she has worked for EA in the UK, Ubisoft in France, and Canada and now at EA Dice in Stockholm. Lydia has worked across multiple titles and genres working in all aspects of game audio creation and integration. She is passionate about the player experience and about the experience of making games. Her current role is Studio Audio Director for EA DICE Stockholm.
Queen’s on the Metaverse
To support ongoing research and collaboration in relation to the Metaverse, the AHRC impact Acceleration account has funded a series of seminars aimed at supporting the research and innovation community engaged in the utilisation of immersive technologies. These seminars will engage critical leaders from diverse creative and technology fields to deliver accessible and timely critical perspectives on emerging technology trends aimed at supporting academia and industry collaboration.
About the Medialab
At the MediaLab we are researching a future where creatively-led, technologically-driven practitioners thrive in a dynamic and ever-evolving digital landscape. Our mission is to be the catalyst for creative and critical engagement at the nexus of digital design, virtual world-building, and game technology utilisation. We are committed to facilitating and supporting innovation, artistic expression, and forward-thinking technological exploration in advanced media production and undertaking horizon scanning for the emerging Metaverse. https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/MediaLab/